How to Use heck in a Sentence

heck

noun
  • Let’s get the heck out of here.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • So okay, what the heck is this thing?
    — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • That’s a heck of a long road trip.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Man, that play made a heck of a play.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Does a heck of a job on the back end.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But what the heck will this show even be about?
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • Or, in this case, one heck of a cheap shot.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • And that, to me, was just like, what the heck?
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sneaker put on a heck of a run.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • That was a heck of a hockey game.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Which is a heck of a problem to have.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2026
  • What the heck was that and who would come up with such an idea?
    — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Like, what the heck is going on?
    — Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
  • It’s been a heck of a start to the new year, hasn’t it?
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Dude’s not just a heck of a player.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
  • What the heck does wellness even mean?
    — Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But what the heck is going on there?
    — ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • What the heck are we supposed to do now?
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • Would be one heck of a precedent to set!
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Like, what in the heck happened?
    — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • That’s already a heck of a class.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That’s one heck of a birthday present.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The episode ends on one heck of a cliffhanger.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
  • There’s so much to like and so much that scares the heck out of you.
    — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • What the heck happened over the last four months?
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Warren fought like holy heck to play through the pain.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
  • That’s facts, but where in the heck did the first half of this year go?
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 25 June 2021
  • So, the tanker captain said, hey, what the heck?
    — ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Rio just drove that ball and that was a heck of a play to save three runs.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 9 Sep. 2020
  • How the heck were we supposed to get through the next two weeks?
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 29 Jan. 2024

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