hell-bent
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In school, it’s something only used to impress peers, or for students who are hell-bent on constantly making content.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
Mr. Smith wasn’t just a “bulldog” he was a rabid wolf hell-bent on winning at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
He played like it could have been, too, charging around the field as if hell-bent on banishing his Twickenham torment at the first time of asking.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
Bass' final chapter documents that the outcome of Nixon and Kissinger's hell-bent support of Pakistan was not grateful appreciation or improved relations between the two countries.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2023
In fact, he seems hell-bent on being helpful.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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