guidepost

Example Sentences

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One guidepost is the all-in cost of mining the stuff, but we are too far removed from that for it to be much help.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

Mr. Johnson, 51, has been a low-profile member during his six years in Congress, often known for quoting scripture and serving as a guidepost on constitutional issues.

From Washington Times • Oct. 25, 2023

“We don’t have that in later life. There really isn’t a guidepost to say, ‘At this age, something’s going to happen.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

“But it really had a dominant presence musically. For a long stretch of years that was what you picked up every month. It was kind of your guidepost for what was happening in the clubs.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023

The guidepost of a forefinger indicated the next paragraph.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole