the dickens

Example Sentences

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Boras and Belly became Boris and Natasha, a joke that hurt the Boys In Blue like the dickens.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

And how the dickens did he get on the debate stage?

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2023

He knows that “An Inconvenient Truth” scared the dickens out of some people.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2017

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Farmer and former Nebraska senator Norm Wallman: ‘Anything to get the ball rolling . You can plant it early in the spring, and it’s tough as the dickens.’

From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2016

My arms and back complained like the dickens as I refilled the wash boiler, kept the water hot, rubbed grimy clothes on the washboard, wrung them out, and hung them to dry.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson