Example Sentences

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Sheridan, who is directing, sends everyone out and Bruccoleri soon nails it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Relatedly, another important role of active management is directing investor capital toward more productive uses — toward firms and sectors of the economy with strong future prospects.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Within 60 days, the White House is directing the Energy Department to provide an assessment on the readiness of the U.S. nuclear reactor industrial base to produce “up to four space reactors within five years.”

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Only the second version includes the shepherd, who is directing his herd away from a dangerous precipice through which water flows from a dam generating power for the mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

In classic prose the writer is directing the gaze of the reader to something in the world she can see for herself.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker