sheer hell

Frequency: 7.33.4 per million words

Used to emphasize a very unpleasant situation.

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Examples (10)

  • It was sheer hell having to sit through hours of boring lectures.
  • The final week of the project, working 18-hour days, was sheer hell.
  • Being stuck on a crowded train with no air conditioning in summer is sheer hell.
  • For many soldiers, the constant threat of attack was sheer hell.
  • Cleaning up after the flood was sheer hell for the homeowners.
  • He described the experience of being lost in the desert as sheer hell.
  • The constant noise from the construction site next door made life sheer hell.
  • I imagine that navigating the bureaucracy to get a visa can be sheer hell.
  • The first few months of basic training are designed to be sheer hell.
  • For a shy person, giving a presentation to 500 people would be sheer hell.