sense of direction
Example Sentences
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With supporters engaged in a toxic stand-off with the board and the team having lost any sense of direction and confidence they once had, Nancy has walked into something he cannot have understood.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Surrounded on all sides by a continuous oppressive chorus of cicadas and the mountain ranges making up the Altar Valley, you quickly lose any sense of direction.
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024
Driving home from work on the day her life changed forever, Nicole McClure could feel her feet tingling and her sense of direction faltering.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024
To leave something behind doesn’t necessarily imply a sense of direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
His stomach swooped, and he momentarily lost his sense of direction, before finding it by landing hard on his back.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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