How to Use head over heels in a Sentence

head over heels

adverb
  • Gomez and The Weeknd seem to be head over heels for each other.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2017
  • And by the sounds of it, Rachael and John are still head over heels for each other.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019
  • The people making the call were head over heels for Mueller.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Harbour said that Allen was faster to fall head over heels for him.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
  • One night in Paris, Margot meets Zach and falls head over heels in love.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Then, slice, serve and get ready to fall head over heels for upside-down cake.
    New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • One thing’s for sure: these two are head over heels for each other.
    Samantha Hunter, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Roy falls head over heels for his sister-in-law, and she for him, and their trysts are both wild and fraught.
    Richard Lipez, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2020
  • No wonder so many celebs are head over heels for the laidback shoe.
    Vogue, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Both Fox and Baker seem to be head over heels for each other.
    Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The tractor did a wheelie, throwing me backward, head over heels to the ground.
    David Roper, idahostatesman, 6 May 2018
  • The board, however, fell head over heels in love with Mueller and his story.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2018
  • People have just fallen head over heels in love with him.
    Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
  • Kemp broke in, dove head first, and corralled the catch while tumbling head over heels as his hat left his head.
    Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2018
  • The fact that Penelope is head over heels in love with her brother, Colin.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2022
  • There’s no doubt about it: Taylor Swift is head over heels in love(r) with boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
    Melody Chiu, PEOPLE.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Tarantino watched in amazement as the lead swung head over heels into plate glass.
    Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Joey King couldn't be more head over heels for her rescue pup, Fable!
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • McCarthy raced over and made the catch before tumbling head over heels into the stands.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In a contraption dubbed the Vomit Comet, she was spun head over heels and shaken side to side.
    James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 10 May 2019
  • Leap into the show thousands have fallen head over heels for!
    San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Prepare to be head over heels in love with these Betsey Johnson Boots.
    Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf embodied the sort of man that men fall head over heels for, so to speak.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • Well, the dog was indifferent toward the kitten, but my wife and I fell head over heels for it.
    Jim Kubuske, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Check out their pics below, who knows, you might be inspired to fall head over heels for Thailand too.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Houseman finds her rhythm and falls head over heels for her dance instructor.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The magnetic field tumbles very fast, like a child cart wheeling down a hill head over heels.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017
  • Howard had just picked up 7 yards when he was sent head over heels on a tackle, landing on his shoulder.
    Martin Frank, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2021
  • In addition to her pride for her new show, Adele is also head over heels for her sports agent boyfriend Rich Paul.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Hard to believe it's been 40 years, but anyone who remembers the band should fall head over heels once again.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 30 July 2020

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