How to Use arrow in a Sentence

arrow

noun
  • The arrow on the map points north.
  • In your car, look for the button with the swirly arrow on it.
    Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 7 June 2023
  • The bow and arrow was drawn back for a LONG time but that thang is in the air now!!
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
  • On the Netflix home page, click the arrow next to the profile icon on the far right.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • On our first pass, the arrow turned green at the last second.
    Christopher Cox, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Now, the clip is an arrow in the quiver of the truth-denying nihilists.
    Time, 14 Jan. 2023
  • In Gmail, click the arrow next to Send, then Schedule send.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • To view it in full-screen mode, tap the two arrows in the upper right corner of the video screen.
    PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The arrow is pointing to the metal bar added to the fake case for extra weight.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Loading the arrow is this whole thing and took me a second.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
  • Sweep those, get on the right side of .500 and convince management to turn the arrow up.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • These hunters want an arrow that is quiet, durable, and hits like a ton of bricks.
    Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023
  • What a wonderful thing to have in your quiver of arrows.
    Vulture, 17 July 2023
  • Trump paid him a lot of money to go around the country twice a month and pitch the green arrow and the red arrow.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • His arrow hit the cougar in the shoulder at what was later measured to be 13 yards.
    Outdoor Life, 16 Nov. 2023
  • During a 2016 visit to Bhutan, the royal shot a bow and arrow (while in a skirt and heels, no less!).
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • Eros’s left arm is severed, but his right leans on a log, and a satchel of arrows hangs at his back.
    Ingrid Rojas Contreras, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • During a 2016 visit to Bhutan, the royal shot a bow and arrow in heels.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • Here's what that would look like with two charges (the red spheres) that create electric fields (the white arrows).
    WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The arrow had entered right behind the shoulder and passed through both lungs.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
  • To do so, open the playlist or album, then tap the download button (the downward arrow in the top right corner) to save the tracks.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2023
  • When the buck hit the 30-yard mark, Payton sent an arrow behind the buck’s shoulder and into his heart.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • He is pierced by an arrow from the bow of the god of Love, causing his senses to become overwhelmed by a rose.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The actual bow and arrows are in her home, shown with pride to a visitor.
    Fabiano Maisonnave, Teresa De Miguel, and André Penner, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The only difference is the GMT hand, which is arrow-shaped with a red outline.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Long press on the focus button to bring up a target and then press the arrow keys on the remote to focus the image.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • Now Will Stuckey gets tied up driving to the hoop, and De Pere has the possession arrow.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The name comes from her maternal clan, the Bear Clan, and the arrow on the firm's logo honors her dad's warrior sign.
    The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Robinson forced a tie-up after the next inbounds pass, and NKU got the ball on the possession arrow.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The hunter-gatherers used spears, bows and arrows to catch their prey, Bradtmöller said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024

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