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
"I had to work hard like the devil to be able to leave."
From Reuters • Aug. 11, 2021
“It’s a watchdog agency. Wall Street hates it like the devil hates holy water.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2017
When I first made varsity, one of the upperclassmen put it like this: Coach Ellerly blows a whistle like the devil calling souls down to hell.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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