fall headlong
Example Sentences
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Again & again wily Senator Black would trip Witness Hopson up, cause him to fall headlong into puddles of contradiction.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was taking a great interest in the affairs of Fred Badger, and would be very much shocked should the other fall headlong into the net that seemed to be spread for his young feet.
From Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond by Overton, Mark
Twenty-four hours after he had seen Stoner fall headlong into Hobwick Quarry, Mallalieu made up his mind for flight.
From The Borough Treasurer by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
I heard him stumble and fall headlong at the door above; then he shot off into the still darkened hall, and when I had gained the top I lost track of him for a moment.
From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith
Your steed, though rough-shod, cannot keep His footing on the treacherous rime And may fall headlong any time.
From Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse by Spalding, Henry
