hell bent on
Example Sentences
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As a child hell bent on keeping up with her older brothers, she fell into football, and fell in love.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
“First thing, we played really good defenses. We played … some teams that are pretty hell bent on stopping the run, and they are good at it,” Callahan said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
Bradley was, understandably, exhausted; Furlan was isolated and racked with worry; Fairchild, tending to her newborns, was hell bent on transforming her postpartum body back into that of a ballerina.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
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
"So it seems to me, but you appear to be hell bent on trying it."
From The Iron Trail by Rex Ellingwood Beach
