Examples of face-first in a Sentence
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Recoiling in horror, his brother (Jeremy Culhane) loses his balance on some toy cars and falls face-first into the sharp corner of their grand piano.
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William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
In a clip of the incident shared by Accuweather, commenters remarked on the symbolism of a Statue of Liberty replica falling face-first.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The ball slid through the empty air between Sutton’s open forearms, and the receiver tumbled face-first into a rough drop.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Dec. 2025
At this, Tallulah has to stop herself from falling face-first into a well of despair by making a break for it.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The Stars, with Oettinger pulled, lost their man advantage with 28 seconds remaining when Mikko Rantanen was ejected for boarding Alexander Romanov, who was injured after going face-first into the boards and had to be helped off the ice.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
But he was struck in the back, a through-and-through wound, and collapsed face-first onto the ground, prosecutors said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
History says one, or all, of them will fall face-first into a giant pile of West Texas cow flop.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
Flair countered an Unpretty-Her as Chelsea landed face-first on the cake.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
In a clip of the incident shared by Accuweather, commenters remarked on the symbolism of a Statue of Liberty replica falling face-first.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
The ball slid through the empty air between Sutton’s open forearms, and the receiver tumbled face-first into a rough drop.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Dec. 2025
At this, Tallulah has to stop herself from falling face-first into a well of despair by making a break for it.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The Stars, with Oettinger pulled, lost their man advantage with 28 seconds remaining when Mikko Rantanen was ejected for boarding Alexander Romanov, who was injured after going face-first into the boards and had to be helped off the ice.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
But he was struck in the back, a through-and-through wound, and collapsed face-first onto the ground, prosecutors said.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
History says one, or all, of them will fall face-first into a giant pile of West Texas cow flop.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
Flair countered an Unpretty-Her as Chelsea landed face-first on the cake.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Face-first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face-first. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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