compass point

Example Sentences

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It’s about a compass point, about a larger compass about what it is you’re making.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

"I have and will have only one compass point: to protect you."

From Reuters • Mar. 4, 2022

The sea was at once predictable and unpredictable, different every day, but every day my compass point, my destination.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2021

While gravity pulls down, wind can come from any compass point.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2016

But all this happened for one basic reason: no matter how many detours and adjustments it made, the caravan moved toward the same compass point.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho