hellscape

Example Sentences

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In the 2026 hellscape of sports betting and doom-scrolling, however, it’s the rare wholesome one: It shuns phones, keeps the mind sharp and gives grandma a prime opportunity to thump the young ’uns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

Following up 2020's Doom: Eternal, The Dark Ages plunges player character the Doom Slayer into a Medieval hellscape filled with demonic enemies and an arsenal of frankly ridiculous weapons.

From BBC • May 11, 2025

Incidents like these will lead to media coverage that gives further grist to those who insist L.A. is a hellscape that can’t be saved.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

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