sense of direction

Example Sentences

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I didn’t have a sense of direction, always felt lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Ministers tell me that Downing Street is being run more effectively than before Christmas and has a clearer sense of direction, after early embarrassment over being far less prepared than promised.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

My sense of direction was hopeless; I could get lost in much less helpful surroundings.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer