hell-bent

Example Sentences

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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

Hardly the conduct of a prosecutor hell-bent on crashing through the rules.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024

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

He was still hell-bent on me working fast food for minimum wage, because he said saving tuition money was more important.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King