feetfirst
AmericanEtymology
Origin of feetfirst
Example Sentences
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Marte, who started the inning on base under pandemic rules, got up and sprinted home and left fielder Zach McKinstry’s rushed throw home sailed over Smith as Marte slid in feetfirst.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
They came running, and Danielle jumped into the water feetfirst and knelt beside Alex.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2012
DeWitt says of lugers, who travel feetfirst, "Those guys are nuts."
From Time Magazine Archive
He had gone right down feetfirst, and nothing kept the sledge from following him but my weight, which held the rear third of the runners still on solid ice.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
She leaped out of her sleeping bag as Dallas came out of his feetfirst.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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