How to Use headfirst in a Sentence

headfirst

adverb

• She dove into the water headfirst.
• She rushed into the relationship headfirst.
• 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
• Farrington developed a love for food at just 10 years old, diving headfirst into the culinary world by 18.
  — Jenn Rice, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024