in Heaven's name

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English

Prepositional phrase

in Heaven's name

  1. Alternative letter-case form of in heaven's name.
    • 1863, J Sheridan Le Fanu, “How a Gentleman Paid a Visit at the Brass Castle, and There Read a Paragraph in an Old Newspaper”, in The House by the Church-yard. , volume III, London: Tinsley, Brothers, , →OCLC, page 21:
      “Why, thus I mean it. He thinks he sees him; but, if he does, upon my honour, he sees a ghost,” and Dangerfield chuckled merrily. / “Pray, Mr. Dangerfield, consider me, and be serious, and in Heaven’s name explain,” said Mervyn, speaking, evidently, in suppressed anguish.
    • 1951, Philip Loraine [pseudonym; Robin Estridge], “Officer, Gentleman . . . and Fox”, in The Break in the Circle, New York, N.Y.: The M. S. Mill Co. and William Morrow & Co., part II (Semi-Circle), page 145:
      “I’ve got a woman,” he said, and even to himself he sounded surprised. / “Then what in Heaven’s name are you playing at crime for?”
    • 2016, Yewande Omotoso, The Woman Next Door, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 141:
      Who in Heaven’s name was Dr Mama? And why would she need to meet with him?