How to Use direct in a Sentence

direct

1 of 3 verb

• The sloping ground helps direct water away from the home.
• We were asked to direct our thoughts and prayers to the people who survived the disaster.
• Let me direct your attention to the book's second chapter.
• We need someone to direct traffic.
• Be sure that the water nozzle is directed downward.
• He is responsible for directing the activities of the sales team.
• A lot of the criticism has been directed toward the concert's organizers.
• The students directed their efforts toward improving their community.
• In my current position, I direct a staff of over 200 employees.
• Hill wrote, directed and starred in the film.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
• Sorkin directed from his own script.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 June 2026
• De Araújo directed from her own script.
  — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
• López directed and co-wrote all six episodes of the new season.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Feb. 2024
• Nick Green directs each of the 50-minute-long episodes.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
• But, yeah, I’d love to direct a feature.
  — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026
• Mann, who directed Fall, will helm the third film.
  — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
• McLeod wrote, directed, and starred in the film.
  — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2026
• The film will be directed by Kris Rey.
  — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
• Ross also directs and produces the play.
  — Danielle Charbonneau, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
• Ben Wheatley joined us and directed a gonzo film for the ages.
  — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
• What’s it like being directed by him?
  — Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 13 May 2026
• Once that was complete, I was directed to choose my menu for the week.
  — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
• No need to defrost them first; just throw them right into the pan when directed.
  — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
• Once the sauce is simmering, add the eggs and cook as directed.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• To prep this dish in advance, make the sauce as directed, without adding the eggs.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
• Regan created the show and directs from her own script.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
• When the team did drills, the three were in lockstep when directing players where to go.
  — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Pic is directed by Michael Matthews.
  — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
• The surfaces are clean and sharp, directing airflow around and through the car.
  — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• Those spare-change amounts can then be directed straight into your savings.
  — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026

direct

2 of 3 adjective

• I found a more direct route to the city.
• The coastline was exposed to the direct force of the hurricane.
• That way is more direct.
• The weather had a direct effect on our plans.
• Keep these plants out of direct sunlight.
• There's a direct connection between the two events.
• The investigation began in direct response to the newspaper story.
• Place trays in a warm spot out of direct sunlight.
  — Holly McNamara, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
• The only way to nip this in the bud is to be direct.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
• That means there's no direct credit card risk, yet.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• These transfers put that progress at direct risk.
  — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
• Jones wasn’t as direct with his answer.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
• Sometimes the rhetoric is more direct.
  — Sarah Todd, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
• Onions will do fine in partial shade, too, but will thrive in direct sun.
  — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
• These were gangsters, so they weren’t obliged to couch this any way but direct.
  — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
• Choose the most direct flight available.
  — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
• Star begonias like to grow in bright spots but out of direct sun.
  — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
• Kansas has a direct tie to Artemis.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
• As a direct threat, Gordon is proven.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• Allow the chair to air-dry away from direct heat or sunlight.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
• His house had been spared a direct hit, but all the windows were broken.
  — Raja Shehadeh, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
• Avoid direct sunlight, heat from a vent or drafts from a door or window.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
• And many of the more direct attempts to fight Trump come across as stale.
  — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
• Qantas says the direct flights will save up to four hours of travel time.
  — ABC News, 18 June 2026
• The best method for cooking filet mignon is to cook it quickly over direct heat.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
• Only a small share went to direct health measures.
  — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
• Mary Kay had tried her hand at direct, door-to-door sales before.
  — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
• Again, in April, direct play yielded their best chances.
  — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• Corn in the reach-in freezer was in direct contact with non food-grade bags.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
• The cost of hoodoo’s balm, though, is a direct confrontation with loss.
  — Imani Perry, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023

direct

3 of 3 adverb

• It costs less if you buy it direct from the manufacturer.
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 June 2026
• Earn 4x points on flights & hotels booked direct.
  — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 26 June 2026
• Most New York rappers didn’t speak direct.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2025
• To make your support go further, go direct to the restaurant.
  — Ian McNulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 7 Dec. 2020
• Brands sometimes skip the influencers and go direct to users.
  — Jackson Weimer, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• With a fair wind behind him, a goalkeeper scored direct from a goal kick in a fourth-tier match.
  — Steve Douglas, Star Tribune, 19 Jan. 2021
• Farmers have more freedom to do things such as sell direct to buyers and sell to other states.
  — Julia Hollingsworth, Swati Gupta and Esha Mitra, CNN, 1 Dec. 2020
• Finger-paint it on your cheeks or apply direct, and blend in with the heat of your fingers or a duo-fiber brush.
  — Allure, 9 Jan. 2018
• Customers get tickets sent direct to their phones, so there is no more queuing to at the box office.
  — David Prosser, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
• Make sure the aloe comes direct from the plant, or is fragrance-free, to avoid aggravation to the skin.
  — Claire Gillespie, Health, 28 July 2023
• Now that passion is helping direct a young Auburn team in search of leadership.
  — Giana Han, al, 14 Nov. 2020
• On the same day, Pluto goes direct in your twelfth house of psychic powers and healing.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 25 Sep. 2017
• Our idea — that creators could get paid by selling direct to fans, rather than by advertisers — was sound.
  — Joel Morris, Fortune, 23 May 2026
• The smaller jets were easier to fill and could fly direct to more places around the world without funneling through hubs.
  — Robert Wall, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
• Add Saturn stationing direct in Pisces and the first quarter moon for the win.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
• In the documentary the princess speaks direct to camera, in a very straightforward way.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022
• White’s biggest, and perhaps most surprising, tip building a successful brand is to go direct to the source.
  — Shama Hyder, Forbes, 2 June 2021
• Lettuce can be direct seeded into the garden now through the end of February.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
• The book aims to revive a sense of empowerment to the women who dominate direct-selling trades.
  — Rick Montgomery, kansascity, 26 Jan. 2018
• Yes, this has been an unpredictable time, so who knows what life will be like in October when Saturn goes direct.
  — Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 17 May 2021
• The same tests are also available direct to consumers through Walmart and Amazon.
  — Fortune, 23 Dec. 2021
• Those were direct mailed to every household in the village, and, at least once a year, to every business as well, Summers said.
  — Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022
• While that was in the works, the FDA allowed for some non-approved devices to be sold direct to consumer.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
• The second is selling direct to the consumer (or at least its owner), via subscriptions and other services.
  — The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021