How to Use direction in a Sentence

direction

noun
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  • We had to stop to ask for directions to the beach.
  • The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.
  • He was put in charge and given overall direction of the program.
  • Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.
  • Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.
  • Directions appear on the package.
  • Excuse me. Could you please give me directions to the movie theater?
  • The army attacked from three different directions.
  • Several nurses working under the direction of this doctor have made complaints.
  • Twenty-three employees work under her direction.
  • In the first type, scope, time and cost move in the same direction.
    — Ilia Kiselevich, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The speed, the direction, the power, the sweep — all of it, awesome.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • New shoots will grow in the direction that the top bud points.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Even the direction of the air vents is controlled from the touch screen.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But Booth and Herold got confused in the night and rowed in the wrong direction.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • All of that – all of that is trending in the right direction.
    — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Follow the box directions to make this on the stove or in the microwave.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Cons The wax takes a little longer to melt compared to what the directions say.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
  • One of the first and only directions [Nolan] gave me was to use the violin.
    — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • Dashcam footage showed Reynolds walking away from the teens and in the direction of his car.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
  • First came the buzz of drones, followed by the boom of explosions from the direction of the camp and the pop-pop-pop of gunfire.
    — Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Ruth is raising Lily, but the care flows in the other direction as well.
    — Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2023
  • This plan will be curtailed, but the direction is right.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The same can be said for her in the opposite direction, too.
    — Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Aug. 2024
  • That was when the seeds of this issue’s exploration of the brand’s new direction took root.
    — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The process depends, of course, on the direction of an extremely skilled taster, or team of tasters.
    — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Both cars spun in a clockwise direction as a result of the impact.
    — Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Mar. 2024
  • There are three different speeds to choose from, as well as the option to use heat and reverse the direction of the nodes.
    — Nicole Crawford, Health, 20 July 2023
  • Does will come from several directions, converge in the corner, and make their way back into the timber.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Now, under Musk’s stewardship, X seems to run in only one direction.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024

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