the dickens

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2023

The way the Rams’ game imploded should scare the dickens out of L.A.’s players and coaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2020

Partch and others have been trying like the dickens to save it.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2020

“We fought like the dickens over a lot of issues,” he said, recalling “heated arguments.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2019

So I went to Suffolk looking for Frances and her mother who could cook like the dickens.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride