After all, even in this life, a burn injury is one of the most hellish things a body can endure.

Behind the folds of the window curtain a hellish thing took place.

"Some hellish thing is at work in this castle," he said.

"And they're doing the same hellish things we did."

Outside, the hellish thing shrieked, acknowledging the truth of the dead captain's words.

"Find out where the hellish thing is, Fred, and this time finish it!"

I used to think the chemfets were a hellish thing.

We've arranged for a regular supply; but the hellish thing is that the stuff doesn't work any more.

Pak, clearly, was determined to set the hellish thing off no matter what.

That's sensible, and I'm not disparaging this approach, but it's a hellish thing to answer.