hell
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From then on, Swedenborg believed he was able to travel to heaven and hell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But then, he continued, "all hell broke loose".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court Tuesday that his life had been turned into hell, as the high-profile trial continued into its second day.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I know it’s annoying as hell to say, ‘I’m taking it a day at a time,’ but it is a unique thing,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
A brief quake on a beautiful morning, the same as so many other earthquakes on so many other mornings, had changed heaven to hell.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
It was a roustabout settlement with three stores, a blacksmithy, a boarding house, a half-dozen saloons, gambling hells and dance halls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
It’s going to be one hell of an offseason, and there’s nothing like hells of offseasons.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2021
On August 4th, we watched from our separate hells as a 40,000-foot cloud the color of bruised flesh collapsed over the ridge west of Greenville.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2021
Even the most “normal” version of this show, though, is odd and inquisitive, with a lot to say about how we create our own paradises and hells.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2018
We all had been through our private hells, and we were still processing what we had experienced.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
