hell on earth

Example Sentences

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The delay, and the process in general, has been "hell on earth", she says, leaving her "broken".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

"As far as the pain and bleeding went, it was amazing. But the menopausal symptoms, physically and emotionally, was hell on earth," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

"Jack's birthday was hell on earth and this last few days it's getting harder because the answers are just not coming," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Three decades after a national publication probed the city’s ills, we gathered a panel of Angelenos to ponder the age-old question: Is Los Angeles hell on earth?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

It was going to be hard to give him up once this hell on earth was over.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez