sense of direction
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Ministers tell me that Downing Street is being run more effectively than before Christmas and has a clearer sense of direction, after early embarrassment over being far less prepared than promised.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Surrounded on all sides by a continuous oppressive chorus of cicadas and the mountain ranges making up the Altar Valley, you quickly lose any sense of direction.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024
Driving home from work on the day her life changed forever, Nicole McClure could feel her feet tingling and her sense of direction faltering.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024
Why Not You offered students career connections and a sense of direction after school, said Carolyn Dean, whose son, Toby, made a two-hour round-trip commute to the school when it first opened.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
On the good side, I'm on the right path and have not been so disoriented by the head injury as to lose my sense of direction.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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