headforemost
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of headforemost
Example Sentences
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Just as Judy raised her foot to step into the other boat, the treacherous little craft shot from under her, and over she toppled, headforemost into the waters.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell
Here Wojtek's wisdom suddenly became aware of a pitfall into which it might be easier to tumble headforemost than to come out again.
From Tales by Polish Authors by Various
An Irishman, when not stranded on the Scylla of indolence, is certain to flounder headforemost on the Charybdis of enthusiasm; and, of the two dangers, the latter is generally the worst.'
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
As her custom sometimes was, Miss Arnott plunged headforemost into the midst of things.
From Miss Arnott's Marriage by Marsh, Richard
The young man was pitched headforemost into the underbrush and fell almost at the feet of Leonidas.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
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