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headfirst

[hed-furst] / ˈhɛdˈfɜrst /
ADVERB
recklessly
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ADVERB
in a direct manner
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Example Sentences

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First, the Coens submerge us headfirst into the cold netherworld of a Minnesota winter, where criminals hope that a dusting of fresh, frosty powder will cover their tracks.

From Salon

He had gone down the giraffe slide headfirst.

From Literature

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

Arms burning, stomach scraping over broken glass, Natalie wriggled out headfirst into the storm.

From Literature

It was more than just romantic; it was the push I needed to dive headfirst back into studying.

From Salon