Example Sentences

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Following 1989, many people lost the various raisons d’etre around which they had oriented themselves.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2019

In just a few generations preceding it, every fixed point that had oriented the world for thousands of years began to wobble.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016

In Example 6.25, what if we had oriented the unit circle clockwise?

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

It had oriented itself to more cutting issues, achieved a more youthful flair, and introduced more thoughtful content.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had oriented himself as they brought him down, and he knew exactly where he was going.

From Castle of Terror by Liston, E.J.