Explore Heck through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like euphemism. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Heck in a sentence
Related words
Heck meaning
Hell.
Synonyms of Heck
Using Heck
- The main meaning on this page is: Hell.
- Useful related words include: euphemism.
- In the example corpus, heck often appears in combinations such as: the heck, heck of, heck is.
Context around Heck
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 5 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heck
- In this selection, "heck" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, minutes, whole, buckeyes, enjoying and gone stand out and add context to how "heck" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a whole heck of a and at it heck i believe. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heck" sits close to words such as crow, earthquakes and forwards, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heck
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Heck, he's won 18 of them. (7 words)
But heck that was what I was seeing. (8 words)
Heck, gone is even a hint of dirt! (8 words)
A common opinion among university students is that they are tired of getting bombarded with emails every day: Canvas grade change this, “your package is ready” that, and what the heck is a provost search anyway? (36 words)
But now he's back with Silent Night, produced by the guy behind John Wick, and comes with a heck of a hook: the film will apparently be entirely dialogue free. (31 words)
For Graves, the Scout took that notion of weird and different a step further — the kind of vehicle that would cause heads to turn and ask, "What the heck was that? (31 words)
A common opinion among university students is that they are tired of getting bombarded with emails every day: Canvas grade change this, “your package is ready” that, and what the heck is a provost search anyway? (36 words)
And should we be thinking of backend loaded by the end of 2024 and just not a whole heck of a lot until then? (24 words)
Did you read number 4 and say "What the heck is degloving? (12 words)
But if that’s what gives you joy, what the heck! (11 words)
Heck, gone is even a hint of dirt! (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
A common opinion among university students is that they are tired of getting bombarded with emails every day: Canvas grade change this, “your package is ready” that, and what the heck is a provost search anyway?
A less transgressive filmmaker would have restricted the massacre scene to only a few minutes; heck, they would’ve the film with it and ended it with the assassination.
And how the heck can free agent contracts be announced during the legal tampering period.
And should we be thinking of backend loaded by the end of 2024 and just not a whole heck of a lot until then?
And the voters said to heck with the Harper Conservatives.
Any commodity device that doesn't require a lot of compute is already looking at it, heck I believe Western Digital has been shipping their own design in drives.
Arsenal have given it a heck of a roll – many people did not think they would even finish in the top four.
But Foreign Affairs Minister MélanieJoly says she was fielding questions from her international counterparts about what the heck was going on in this country.
But heck that was what I was seeing.
But if that’s what gives you joy, what the heck!
But now he's back with Silent Night, produced by the guy behind John Wick, and comes with a heck of a hook: the film will apparently be entirely dialogue free.
Did you read number 4 and say "What the heck is degloving?
Favorable meals at Little Bread Company (which is technically in Johnson), along with a viewing of “Hadestown,” made for one heck of a fun weekend.
Fields impressed the heck out of me with his play against my eagles.
For Graves, the Scout took that notion of weird and different a step further — the kind of vehicle that would cause heads to turn and ask, "What the heck was that?
Heck, a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) stated that human society is on a path of self-destruction that will culminate in the year 2040.
Heck, Buckeyes receiver Julian Fleming, another five-star from Pennsylvania, probably would be the No. 1 target on Penn State.
Heck, “enjoying” more traffic is something most sites would love to brag about, surely?
Heck, gone is even a hint of dirt!
Heck, he's won 18 of them.
Common combinations with heck
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the heck 59×
- heck of 45×
- heck is 16×
- as heck 12×
- one heck 9×
- heck the 7×
- heck out 6×
- heck they 5×
- and heck 5×
- heck if 5×