headfirst

Example Sentences

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“I really dove headfirst into refinancing my mortgage, changing my deeds, understanding investments,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Weston said that anyone who fancies "throwing themselves headfirst down a mountain" should take the opportunity.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

It begins: “And after all the weather was ideal,” plunging the reader headfirst into the collision between preparations for a party and funeral preparations for a young man killed in an accident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

It was more than just romantic; it was the push I needed to dive headfirst back into studying.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

He swerved aside to the right, and dived out of the reach of his clutching guard, headfirst into the mist; he landed sprawling on the grass.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien