Get to know Hellmouth better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning.
Hellmouth in a sentence
Hellmouth meaning
A symbolic representation of (an entrance to) Hell in the form of a monstrous mouth, typically shown swallowing the condemned.
Using Hellmouth
- The main meaning on this page is: A symbolic representation of (an entrance to) Hell in the form of a monstrous mouth, typically shown swallowing the condemned.
- In the example corpus, hellmouth often appears in combinations such as: the hellmouth, hellmouth and.
Context around Hellmouth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hellmouth
- In this selection, "hellmouth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, titled, hell, located and surrounded stand out and add context to how "hellmouth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cited the hellmouth and high and destroy the hellmouth and all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hellmouth" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hellmouth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In another Story, Doja seemingly unveiled the tracklist of her upcoming album, which is tentatively titled "Hellmouth". (17 words)
There’s just one problem—the Hellmouth is spreading evil throughout the city, putting everyone under its thrall. (18 words)
Appearances Television Cordelia Chase first appears in the premiere episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, titled " Welcome to the Hellmouth ". (20 words)
The television series shows Buffy carrying out her destiny in a small town built atop a portal to hell (Hellmouth), surrounded by a group of friends and family who support her in her mission. (34 words)
In addition to being an open-ended plot device, Joss Whedon has cited the Hellmouth and " High school as Hell " as one of the primary metaphors in creating the series. (30 words)
Before we say goodbye to 2024 and prepare ourselves for the possible opening of the Hellmouth in 2025, NBC's Saturday Night Live has three more shows to go. (29 words)
Example sentences (9)
In another Story, Doja seemingly unveiled the tracklist of her upcoming album, which is tentatively titled "Hellmouth".
Before we say goodbye to 2024 and prepare ourselves for the possible opening of the Hellmouth in 2025, NBC's Saturday Night Live has three more shows to go.
SamFlagg: I mean after all this time, maybe those people in Centrallia PA had the right idea continuing to live over that hellmouth.
There’s just one problem—the Hellmouth is spreading evil throughout the city, putting everyone under its thrall.
Appearances Television Cordelia Chase first appears in the premiere episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, titled " Welcome to the Hellmouth ".
In addition to being an open-ended plot device, Joss Whedon has cited the Hellmouth and " High school as Hell " as one of the primary metaphors in creating the series.
Spike's amulet channels the power of the sun to destroy the Hellmouth and all the vampires within it, including himself.
The Hellmouth, located beneath the school library, is a source of mystical energies as well as a nexus for a wide variety of evil creatures and supernatural phenomena.
The television series shows Buffy carrying out her destiny in a small town built atop a portal to hell (Hellmouth), surrounded by a group of friends and family who support her in her mission.
Common combinations with hellmouth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: