sense of direction
Example Sentences
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On overcast days, when the sun was hidden, pigeons that lacked the macrophages lost their sense of direction and had difficulty navigating home.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
I didn’t have a sense of direction, always felt lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
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
“I always had a terrible sense of direction before. Not now.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
