headfirst
adverb
head·first
ˈhed-ˈfərst 
1
: with the head foremost
dove headfirst into the waves
2
headfirst
adjective
Examples of headfirst in a Sentence
She dove into the water headfirst.
She rushed into the relationship headfirst.
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Season one dives headfirst into the age-old romantic trope of fake dating with music student Hannah Wells, who, in true hockey fashion, is often called Wellsy by her love interest, Garrett Graham.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
While some were embracing the technology headfirst, others say the rollout has been slower.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 May 2026
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—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
No sooner are Lucila and her brother Diego (Sergio Bautista) tearfully abandoned by their mother as children than the Spanish setting takes the wheel, thrusting us quickly and headfirst into Lucila’s young adult life nearly a decade later, without even half a second’s worth of reflection.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
While some were embracing the technology headfirst, others say the rollout has been slower.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 May 2026
The oddball situation would be clearer if the AI completely dove headfirst into the sleep topic and refused to budge from it.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
No sooner are Lucila and her brother Diego (Sergio Bautista) tearfully abandoned by their mother as children than the Spanish setting takes the wheel, thrusting us quickly and headfirst into Lucila’s young adult life nearly a decade later, without even half a second’s worth of reflection.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 May 2026
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“Headfirst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headfirst. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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