Examples of face-first in a Sentence
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Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2026
But there’s real depth in how the screenplay also shows Archie Madekwe’s charismatic aspiring singer running face-first into the contradictions of building his brand on being an internet goofball.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 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
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.
—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 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
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2026
But there’s real depth in how the screenplay also shows Archie Madekwe’s charismatic aspiring singer running face-first into the contradictions of building his brand on being an internet goofball.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 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
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.
—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 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
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“Face-first.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face-first. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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