hell-bent

Example Sentences

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But I’d like to think that, had we won the World Series last year, we’d be hell bent on getting back again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

"When I first started out, I was so hell bent on proving people wrong, showing that I could fight," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

“First thing, we played really good defenses. We played … some teams that are pretty hell bent on stopping the run, and they are good at it,” Callahan said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2023

He started to play the game, using the opposite field, bunting, aggressive baserunning, hell bent on sparking the team, Citizens Bank Park and grabbing the MVP.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2021

But he felt that it was only a truce, and that he would turn up again, hell bent for trouble.

From The Breaking Point by Rinehart, Mary Roberts