hellscape
Example Sentences
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The hellscape worsened when U.S. aircraft attacked the Oryoku Maru on Dec. 14, one day after leaving port, and again on Dec. 15, setting the aft deck ablaze and dealing the ship its final blows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
His task in 2023 was clear: to drag this isolating hellscape kicking and screaming onto the big screen, and in a way that resembles his YouTube series.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Sure, it’s a bigger, brighter future on one hand, but it’s a dystopian hellscape on the other.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
In the sequel panel, the tables have turned: The same guy is chained in a postapocalyptic hellscape while the woman lounges happily with her robot overlord, smugly nibbling chocolates.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
The car bumped and thumped over more debris in the road, and Akira’s eyes were drawn back to the hellscape outside her window.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
