Examples of face-first in a Sentence
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With the Wild killing a penalty, Marcus Foligno blocked a Matt Duchene shot, then was pushed face-first into the ice by Duchene’s follow-through, coming up bloody and steaming mad.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Boldy struck the ice face-first and stayed face down for several seconds, until a whistle came.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
However, the professional dancer slipped from Efron's grasp, landing face-first on the floor.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Erin Marie Cowser alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday that a police officer body-slammed her face-first to the ground while she was handcuffed during a May 2025 incident.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2026
The Blue Jackets lost second-line center Sean Monahan to an upper-body injury after he was sent face-first into the boards on a first-period hit by Blues center Brayden Schenn.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The senior from Cibolo fell face-first to the ground and remained motionless as trainers made their way to the field.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
What better way to ring in the new year than to watch Angie walk into a platter of glasses face-first?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Boldy struck the ice face-first and stayed face down for several seconds, until a whistle came.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
However, the professional dancer slipped from Efron's grasp, landing face-first on the floor.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Erin Marie Cowser alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday that a police officer body-slammed her face-first to the ground while she was handcuffed during a May 2025 incident.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2026
The Blue Jackets lost second-line center Sean Monahan to an upper-body injury after he was sent face-first into the boards on a first-period hit by Blues center Brayden Schenn.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The senior from Cibolo fell face-first to the ground and remained motionless as trainers made their way to the field.
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
What better way to ring in the new year than to watch Angie walk into a platter of glasses face-first?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
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“Face-first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face-first. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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