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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Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 July 2024
Lily Allen is diving headfirst into the world of OnlyFans — with feet pics!
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
Cell phone footage of the aftermath shows a wounded man in a baseball cap on his hands and knees as a uniformed police officer stands over him just before 10 p.m.
Unable to support himself any longer, the shot man falls headfirst onto the pavement.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2024
Like Ollie, the viewer is thrown headfirst into medical emergency after emergency.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Headfirst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headfirst. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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