sense of direction
noun phrase
1
: ability to find one's way around easily in a new place
a good/poor sense of direction
2
: ability to know in which direction something is
I've got no sense of direction.
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Purpose is a stable sense of direction.
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Jen Agans, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Your identity, appearance, confidence, and sense of direction are transforming in undeniable ways.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The way the actress moves through space physically gives even the most frenetic sequences an athletic, almost ethereal sense of direction, and Tung’s reserved ferocity doesn’t so much add to the spectacle as justify it.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
But the video, at least, provides a sense of direction; something for investigators to home in on in their search for clues.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
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Jen Agans, The Conversation, 8 May 2026
Your identity, appearance, confidence, and sense of direction are transforming in undeniable ways.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
The way the actress moves through space physically gives even the most frenetic sequences an athletic, almost ethereal sense of direction, and Tung’s reserved ferocity doesn’t so much add to the spectacle as justify it.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
But the video, at least, provides a sense of direction; something for investigators to home in on in their search for clues.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sense of direction
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“Sense of direction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20direction. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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