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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There are also signs posted along the trails that help give hikers a sense of direction.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Keep in mind, in addition to questioning your sense of direction, Mercury rules your fourth house of home and seventh house of relationships, so expect mixed signals in your personal and professional life.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
And fortitude, focus, a good sense of direction, deep knowledge of the territory.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The small lights can sit atop a nightstand, an end table, or a bookshelf for a late-night sense of direction.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Keep in mind, in addition to questioning your sense of direction, Mercury rules your fourth house of home and seventh house of relationships, so expect mixed signals in your personal and professional life.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
And fortitude, focus, a good sense of direction, deep knowledge of the territory.
—Megan Marshall
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The small lights can sit atop a nightstand, an end table, or a bookshelf for a late-night sense of direction.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2025
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 12 Nov. 2025.
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