How to Use headfirst in a Sentence

headfirst

adverb
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  • She dove into the water headfirst.
  • She rushed into the relationship headfirst.
  • Hina resolves to move out of her family home, only to run headfirst into the island’s acute housing crisis.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024
  • And if the glass falls headfirst down on concrete, there's just no two ways about it – the screen will crack.
    — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2019
  • As soon as the car hits the lip, Harington leaps into the air and zips headfirst down the dune.
    — Jeremy Hart, WIRED, 28 May 2012
  • During an abrupt stop, Cox was thrown headfirst into the back wall of the van.
    — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 8 June 2023
  • Wait till the fish is nearly to the surface and within reach and net him headfirst.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 13 June 2024
  • On his triple, Friedl noticed a slow read by the Cubs right fielder, raced to third and slid headfirst.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But Castro, the Twins’ catcher, could not hold onto the ball as Gordon dived headfirst to the plate.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The Florence girls ran headfirst into a buzz saw in the form of Hoover on Thursday morning.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 17 Feb. 2022
  • What better way to jump headfirst into the season than with a new spring dress (or two)?
    — Glamour, 21 Mar. 2019
  • While she’s given the sheer trend a try before, there’s no better chance than the Grammys to dive in headfirst.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Cities that suffer through winter tend to rush headfirst into the warmth.
    — Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 19 May 2018
  • Soon thereafter the lizard’s luck changed—when a juvenile snake gulped it down headfirst.
    — National Geographic, 7 Sep. 2016
  • The mollusks were lodged headfirst in the muck, with only their hollow, stick-like shells poking out.
    — Carrie Arnold, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2017
  • The video showed that the student remained silent, with his hands at his sides—except for when Seals picked him up and threw him headfirst against a wall.
    — Stephen Smiley, Slate Magazine, 8 Mar. 2017
  • While the couple were walking down the street after karaoke, Trudeau walked headfirst into a pole.
    — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Baez slid headfirst across the plate, well ahead of Adrian Gonzalez’s throw.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 3 June 2018
  • Reyes slid headfirst across the plate and remained on his belly for a few seconds, catching his breath.
    — Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com, 18 July 2017
  • The group was slow to warm but percolated in the fifth when guest runner Jake Wood slid headfirst into home to make it 7-1.
    — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2021
  • When the game was over, grown men dove headfirst onto the field, slipping and sliding like third-graders at a birthday party.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • More than once, Sheer Mag dive headfirst into smooth, cushy disco.
    — Luca Cimarusti, Chicago Reader, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The star was then filmed diving headfirst while already in the water, before popping back up with a huge smile on her face to float on her back.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Lily Allen is diving headfirst into the world of OnlyFans — with feet pics!
    — Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
  • The fight started when Ramírez slid headfirst into second base after an RBI double in the sixth.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Brooks was thrown headfirst from the courthouse’s second-story window and was beaten and dragged half a mile to the telephone pole where he was lynched.
    — Jason Beeferman, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
  • Two hours later, Beilke crashed headfirst into a wall on the second floor of the district's headquarters in the City of Commerce.
    — Adam Elmahrek, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Hossain Ahammed had an elephant crash into his shack, lift him up and toss him headfirst into a tree.
    — Jon Emont, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2018
  • As the vehicle slowed down, a brown bear, believed to be the mother, charged at the light truck, ramming into the windshield headfirst, breaking the wiper.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
  • Darby is diving headfirst into the dating pool while balancing co-parenting and her role as co-owner of GNA.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024

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