raise hell
Example Sentences
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Despite his team's victory, England captain Ben Stokes said people would raise "hell" if the Melbourne pitch had been produced elsewhere in the world.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
Because this deal isn’t actually a deal yet—China hasn’t confirmed it, nor has ByteDance—there’s still a small window of time for Democrats to raise hell about it.
From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025
It’s not just a ruse for these conspiracy groups to raise money, but also to raise hell.
From Scientific American • Feb. 18, 2022
“We expect our local leaders to raise hell about the failure to disclose the circumstances of this shooting.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2020
Happy with his performance, Louie was itching to raise hell.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
