in every direction
Example Sentences
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Primo Levi, reflecting on his survival in Auschwitz, wrote that “there was no use closing our eyes or turning our backs, because it was all around us, in every direction, as far as the horizon.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
In the first days after her death, neighbors used debris to block the roads, closing the intersection in every direction.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2026
A liquid is uniform in every direction, but in a crystal that symmetry breaks: it gains structure, with certain directions becoming distinct from others.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
As police launched tear gas, panic spread fast and people fled in every direction, seeking shelter inside any open building, but he says his 20-year-old autistic son did not understand what was happening.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
There were huge crowds of people going in every direction.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
