headfirst
Example Sentences
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This is roughly analogous to me asserting that running headfirst into a telephone pole at a full sprint will not affect my health because I do not “intend” to concuss myself.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It does not help that JoAnne is surrounded by people who have no trouble sliding headfirst down the slope as if it were an Aspen trail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
He has, however, run headfirst into significant obstacles, both from the public and key institutions that have curtailed his ambitions.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
It begins: “And after all the weather was ideal,” plunging the reader headfirst into the collision between preparations for a party and funeral preparations for a young man killed in an accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Maybe they can’t be easily translated because they refer to a sensation that only Chinese people have, as if you were falling headfirst through Old Mr. Chou’s door, then trying to find your way back.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
