We've been having hellish weather lately.
The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.
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Any pack rat knows that the best wardrobes are beautiful pieces of furniture that hide the hellish contents within.—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026 But there are also surreal, haunting touches – a pair of boots nailed to a tree; a dead man's return; a hellish horizon in flames – that show the past's grip on the imagination.—David Morgan, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 That’s where development became kind of a hellish thing for me and Ryan.—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026 The hellish scenes in Tehran were emblematic of the direct link between this war, energy infrastructure and global markets.—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hellish