How to Use direction in a Sentence

direction

noun

• We had to stop to ask for directions to the beach.
• The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.
• He was put in charge and given overall direction of the program.
• Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.
• Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.
• Directions appear on the package.
• Excuse me. Could you please give me directions to the movie theater?
• The army attacked from three different directions.
• Several nurses working under the direction of this doctor have made complaints.
• Twenty-three employees work under her direction.
• In the first type, scope, time and cost move in the same direction.
  — Ilia Kiselevich, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
• The speed, the direction, the power, the sweep — all of it, awesome.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• But Booth and Herold got confused in the night and rowed in the wrong direction.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
• Cons The wax takes a little longer to melt compared to what the directions say.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
• One of the first and only directions [Nolan] gave me was to use the violin.
  — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• Dashcam footage showed Reynolds walking away from the teens and in the direction of his car.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
• First came the buzz of drones, followed by the boom of explosions from the direction of the camp and the pop-pop-pop of gunfire.
  — Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
• Ruth is raising Lily, but the care flows in the other direction as well.
  — Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
• This plan will be curtailed, but the direction is right.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
• That was when the seeds of this issue’s exploration of the brand’s new direction took root.
  — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
• The process depends, of course, on the direction of an extremely skilled taster, or team of tasters.
  — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 26 Aug. 2023
• Both cars spun in a clockwise direction as a result of the impact.
  — Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
• There are three different speeds to choose from, as well as the option to use heat and reverse the direction of the nodes.
  — Nicole Crawford, Health, 20 July 2023
• Trump put something in the water and millions lost it in all kinds of directions.
  — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2024
• Turn each cut section, in the same direction, to lie on its side with the Filling side exposed.
  — Cassandra King, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
• Colony Bistro: Now under the direction of chef Robbin Haas, this is one of our best.
  — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
• Proceed around the bar until all the cutters facing in the same direction are filed.
  — Joe Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
• The stock market is starting to move in the opposite direction of bond yields again.
  — WSJ, 10 July 2023
• Ultimately, the people that are running the ship and in charge of the direction are the right people to be doing that.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2024
• Harley’s so fun and can go in so many different directions.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024