orient

Example Sentences

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So, if anything—and this sounds funny to say about future teenagers—I might orient my kids toward more socializing and understanding how they relate to people in their own unique way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

This is central to helping the American people orient themselves in this confusing time.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Although the overall structure of the cells remained intact, these small abnormalities may be enough to permanently alter how cells orient themselves during division.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

Beyond the distant shapes of buildings still standing inside Gaza City, there's almost nothing left to orient you here, or identify the neighbourhoods that once held tens of thousands of people.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

I pulled out my small notebook and looked at the map I had sketched earlier, trying to orient myself.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys