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.
• While Ora has never shied away from color, print, or a mixture of the two, her latest look was more directional than ever.
  — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2018
• Yellow crime-scene tape remained wrapped around the school's monument sign as well as the smaller directional sign on the campus perimeter.
  — Scott Travis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• These sounds felt to me like a crucial directional aid, an encrypted message on a map of my future, an aural Polaris.
  — Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• That said, Studio feels like a slightly more directional label—which is fashion-speak for one that's aiming to create clothes with a unique point of view.
  — Jake Woolf, GQ, 22 Feb. 2018
• That may include placing reflectors around the white directional arrows that are painted on the offramp roadway.
  — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 15 Jan. 2018
• Steering inputs are met with linear response and eager directional changes but offer little in terms of contact-patch gossip.
  — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2018
• Our crew was able to demonstrate ground directional control with nose gear steering, and our brake systems were exercised successfully on the runway.
  — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 19 Dec. 2017
• Soulier ties together all those odd arm and torso twists, the karate kicks, rolls and the rest of the brutal folderol through meticulous repetition, directional shifts and gestural phrases passed from one dancer to the next.
  — Laura Bleiberg, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• 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
• The board is directional enough to handle deep snow and freeriding at speed, thanks to a touch of taper from the longer nose to the shorter tail.
  — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 30 Sep. 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
• So far she's already won us over in a directional Roland Mouret dress and sharp black suiting.
  — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• While the spring 2025 circuit in the Italian metropolis was full of directional trends, the overall mood among show goers was to ditch the streetwear and dress up.
  — Alex Badia, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024