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
Recently, England have been hell-bent on making sure they're looking for that 90mph bowler.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
“I was really hell-bent on making this just as good, just different,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025
Hardly the conduct of a prosecutor hell-bent on crashing through the rules.
From Slate • Oct. 18, 2024
He chose the girl who had always been kind, who had never seemed hell-bent to marry, who made the whole venture seem like his idea, his conquest.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
