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

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

Not every corner of campus is hell bent on winning championships.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2021

An' I run an' hitched up the team an' druv to Hilarity hell bent fer a potlatch—that's the way of it—s'elp me God it is!

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)