How to Use head over heels in a Sentence

head over heels

adverb
  • Dorinda was head over heels for you.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Then, slice, serve and get ready to fall head over heels for upside-down cake.
    New York Times, 28 July 2022
  • No wonder so many celebs are head over heels for the laidback shoe.
    Vogue, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Harbour said that Allen was faster to fall head over heels for him.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
  • The pair, by all appearances, are head over heels.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The two met in 2017 and have been head over heels in love since then.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Who’s to say Tara isn’t head over heels for Rodzilla?
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Gomez and The Weeknd seem to be head over heels for each other.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 30 Oct. 2017
  • There are so many reasons to fall head over heels for this formula!
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 15 May 2025
  • Leap into the show thousands have fallen head over heels for!
    San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2022
  • That kid was head over heels to meet you and spent/parents spent a ton of money to see you.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Shop the rest of the color lineup below and get ready to fall head over heels.
    Eva Thomas, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • The man went head over heels to make the fantastic grab, falling a few rows.
    Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Houseman finds her rhythm and falls head over heels for her dance instructor.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Tarantino watched in amazement as the lead swung head over heels into plate glass.
    Amy Nicholson, Town & Country, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Roy falls head over heels for his sister-in-law, and she for him, and their trysts are both wild and fraught.
    Richard Lipez, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Kemp broke in, dove head first, and corralled the catch while tumbling head over heels as his hat left his head.
    Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2018
  • Both Fox and Baker seem to be head over heels for each other.
    Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • And by the sounds of it, Rachael and John are still head over heels for each other.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2019
  • The Dear Evan Hansen star is head over heels for her mini-me.
    Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau seem to be head over heels in love.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Joey King couldn't be more head over heels for her rescue pup, Fable!
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The tractor did a wheelie, throwing me backward, head over heels to the ground.
    David Roper, idahostatesman, 6 May 2018
  • One night in Paris, Margot meets Zach and falls head over heels in love.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The board, however, fell head over heels in love with Mueller and his story.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Brian Daboll is head over heels for his first-round quarterback.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The magnetic field tumbles very fast, like a child cart wheeling down a hill head over heels.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 June 2017
  • Howard had just picked up 7 yards when he was sent head over heels on a tackle, landing on his shoulder.
    Martin Frank, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Katy Perry is clearly head over heels for Justin Trudeau.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Plus, the citrus, orange blossom, and vanilla scent had our tester head over heels from the first spritz.
    Sarah Felbin, Allure, 26 Apr. 2026

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