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Meanings of headlong in English
Synonyms
Examples for "headfirst"
Examples for "headfirst"
1
It is important that they come out headfirst; I don't know why.
2
All those young people, felled in groups, falling headfirst into shallow graves.
3
A few days later, she skied headfirst into a tree and died.
4
The water may be too deep for us to jump in headfirst.
5
His arms shot forward, and he plunged headfirst into the tossing waters.
Usage of headlong in English
1
I ran out of the room; I rushed headlong down the stairs.
2
He pitched the carbine away and lost all control in headlong flight.
3
But the fight had begun; and I threw myself into it headlong.
4
They surge backward and forward; then they rush headlong down the streets.
5
The shattered broken remains of the Guard were driven in headlong rout.
6
The officers were swept off with the men in this headlong flight.
7
With a sudden lurch forward the Sergeant plunged headlong in the snow.
8
Even in his headlong rage there were cool cells in his brain.
9
The sudden turning in their headlong race threw them out of distance.
10
The gallows will only be going to her in a headlong car.
11
Then shot from the stable gloom an astounding figure in headlong flight.
12
Hamet beheld the headlong rout of the army with rage and consternation.
13
For a giddy moment his thoughts were rushing headlong through empty space.
14
She reached the open door immediately behind Robin, and sprang in headlong.
15
There was a sudden, headlong rush from the room; no other reply.
16
Too late: for the next moment he fell headlong into the water.
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Headlong through the time
Headlong across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common