fall headlong
Example Sentences
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Again & again wily Senator Black would trip Witness Hopson up, cause him to fall headlong into puddles of contradiction.
From Time Magazine Archive
He probably had taken deliberate aim at me, and on seeing me almost fall headlong, doubtless gave himself credit for another Yankee sent to "the happy hunting grounds."
From The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Stillwell, Leander
With this strap they walk along on the tow-path of the canal, pulling in this way—so that if the cord should break, I should think they would fall headlong on the ground.
From Rollo in Holland by Abbott, Jacob
I was for some time afraid to move, lest I should fall headlong down.
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by Groome, William H. C.
I heard him stumble and fall headlong at the door above; then he shot off into the still darkened hall, and when I had gained the top I lost track of him for a moment.
From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith
