like the devil
Example Sentences
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For Joe's mother, Michelle - not her real name - the crime gang were "like the devil".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024
His voice slows like the devil on a record played backward.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2022
“We’re going to try like the devil to keep schools open,” he said, because studies have shown “that losing a semester can put a kid back a year and a half.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022
"I had to work hard like the devil to be able to leave."
From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2021
Finally the door opens, and Kalinda stands on her porch above me like she wants to know who in the world could possibly be shouting like the devil.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
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