headfirst
adverb
head·first
ˈhed-ˈfərst 
1
: with the head foremost
dove headfirst into the waves
2
headfirst
adjective
Examples of headfirst in a Sentence
She dove into the water headfirst.
She rushed into the relationship headfirst.
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Midfielder Asamoah, 31, collided headfirst with an LED advertising panel after being shoved by opponent Zhang Zhixiong, who was given a yellow card, according to the BBC.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The highlight was when the 27-year-old scored from first on Austin Wells’ go-ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth, sprinting around the bases at incredible speed before diving headfirst to beat the throw at home plate.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The two jumped headfirst into Corvette culture, joining their local club, Circle City Corvettes out of Alabama, becoming members of the National Corvette Museum in 1998 and attending every race within driving distance of their home.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The Ringed Kingfisher perches up to 30 feet above the surface, watching for medium-size fish and then plunging in headfirst with a mighty splash.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The highlight was when the 27-year-old scored from first on Austin Wells’ go-ahead hit in the bottom of the eighth, sprinting around the bases at incredible speed before diving headfirst to beat the throw at home plate.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
The two jumped headfirst into Corvette culture, joining their local club, Circle City Corvettes out of Alabama, becoming members of the National Corvette Museum in 1998 and attending every race within driving distance of their home.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
The Ringed Kingfisher perches up to 30 feet above the surface, watching for medium-size fish and then plunging in headfirst with a mighty splash.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Headfirst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headfirst. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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