hell on earth

Example Sentences

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Bereaved families say the review process is "hell on earth" and if it was speedier, further deaths could be prevented.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

"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

"It was hell on earth," said the 36-year-old of her first night.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

I trembled with fear as we passed through those gates of hell on earth.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson