How to Use directional in a Sentence

directional

adjective

• We work with maps to improve the students' directional skills.
• The radio has a directional antenna.
• The controls are also a step up due in large part to the inclusion of a proper directional pad.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 10 July 2024
• The number features multi-directional stripes and a matching sash belt at the waist.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Oct. 2018
• Investors use options to hedge or make directional bets on portfolios.
  — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2019
• Overall, this season had an air of relaxed ease and sophistication mixed with a more directional edge and youthful twist.
  — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
• All business in the front with a subversive touch in the back, Delevingne's style offered a more directional take on the subtle updo.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 18 June 2019
• Even the more directional trends, from layered skirts over pants to oddball accessories, have some purpose—even if that is just to show off more merchandise in a single image.
  — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2018
• Some of the most directional designs favor twists on traditional florals and riffs on rainforests and tropical getaways.
  — Bonnie McCarthy, latimes.com, 15 June 2019
• Some types of sperm get directional information from sensing single molecules.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2018
• Her Majesty ditched the dress’s streamlined silhouette and made her ensemble directional by tucking it into her ladylike culottes.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2018
• The mishmash of directional signage, which sometimes confuses patients causing them to arrive to an appointment late or take a longer-than-necessary route, is a long-term project.
  — Melanie Grayce West, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2018
• Wood recommends under-cabinet LED lights and directional sconces, all dimmable.
  — Kim Cook, The Seattle Times, 19 Feb. 2019
• The cost to build one directional system of the new platform is about 50% of the old ones.
  — Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
• Do one set of 6–10 reps of each of the multi-directional step-ups.
  — Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2021
• Then press the Windows key and one of the directional arrows.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 6 Sep. 2019
• Haack's job now is to fill in for one of the steadiest directional punters in the NFL.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2022
• Use these to get a quick sense of whether a ski favors directional charging or a loose and slashy style.
  — Heather Schultz, Outside Online, 4 Mar. 2021
• There are no directional arrows Scotch-taped to the floor.
  — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2020
• To call for that weapon or bomber, players will need to hold L1 and press a series of buttons on the directional pad.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
• After the earthquake, the team used directional hydrophones to tune into the cetaceans' sounds, and then traveled to the source in their boat.
  — National Geographic, 31 Jan. 2020
• Mann won the Ray Guy Award in 2018 and spent last year working on his directional kicking.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 14 Apr. 2020
• The wheels are all multi-directional and can spin a full 360 degrees.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 17 June 2021
• Gone is the big touch pad at the top of the remote, in favor of a new directional pad with actual buttons.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 18 July 2021
• Take this path, which is also marked with a directional sign.
  — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
• The campus will remain largely closed to the public, with rules and directional signage in place for those who will be on the grounds.
  — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2020
• Avoid using radios or walkie-talkies, which won’t give you the same directional cues.
  — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
• There were scorecards and directional signs that Powell and his wife had made.
  — New York Times, 16 May 2021
• How best to ensure the results are directional, not drowned rat?
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2022
• The directional twin rides switch well, not to mention charges groomers and initiates turns with ease.
  — Drew Zieff, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2020

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024