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.
Recent Examples on the Web
According to an Astrologer Aries (March 21-April 19) Governed by red-hot Mars, the planet of assertion, energy, and passion, Aries has no problem diving headfirst into a romantic relationship.
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Still, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to queue up this summer to launch more than 400 feet in the air at 100-plus-mph, free-fall backward, shoot up again — and plunge, spiral-twisting headfirst back down to earth, feeling the wind in their face and a death-defying rush.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Sasquatch Sunset is a textbook case of the latter, piling on enough quirkiness to almost get on your nerves before suddenly swerving headfirst first into the sublime, rinse, repeat.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
Tiger had just finished second in the U.S. Open and immediately dove headfirst into parenthood.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
The tube then flops you down headfirst into a trough of water, a Royal Caribbean baptism.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
Drew Barrymore dove headfirst into the Halloween spirit and came out wearing a glorious 'fro.
—EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
Nor does Renegade Nell care much to find out — and while there is probably something to be said for eschewing the origin story to dive headfirst into action, the vagueness with which the series treats its more fanciful elements robs them of their weight.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon departed after landing headfirst on the ice with 11:18 to go.
—Colby Guy, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Still, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to queue up this summer to launch more than 400 feet in the air at 100-plus-mph, free-fall backward, shoot up again — and plunge, spiral-twisting headfirst back down to earth, feeling the wind in their face and a death-defying rush.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2024
Sasquatch Sunset is a textbook case of the latter, piling on enough quirkiness to almost get on your nerves before suddenly swerving headfirst first into the sublime, rinse, repeat.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
Tiger had just finished second in the U.S. Open and immediately dove headfirst into parenthood.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
The tube then flops you down headfirst into a trough of water, a Royal Caribbean baptism.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
Drew Barrymore dove headfirst into the Halloween spirit and came out wearing a glorious 'fro.
—EW.com, 30 Oct. 2023
Nor does Renegade Nell care much to find out — and while there is probably something to be said for eschewing the origin story to dive headfirst into action, the vagueness with which the series treats its more fanciful elements robs them of their weight.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon departed after landing headfirst on the ice with 11:18 to go.
—Colby Guy, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Headfirst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headfirst. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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