How to Use GPS in a Sentence

GPS

noun
  • The car comes with GPS.
  • Think about a world where GPS does not work.
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Step out of the way and set the guardrails, not the GPS.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But that's what the GPS data showed.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Nobody could find us in the days before GPS.
    — Mark Seliger, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Trails are not well-signed, and GPS or a map is essential.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Drop an anchor or use a GPS trolling motor to keep the boat in place.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
  • On its own, GPS is built not to track you, because of its wartime origins.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • In this project, set up a GPS cat-tracking device and find out where your cat goes.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
  • He was also ordered to stay in state and wear a GPS monitor.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Or around 42 hours of GPS tracking — enough for around 10 back-to-back marathons.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Refrain from rebelling against the GPS overlord!
    — Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The drones must use GPS but also function when signals are denied.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
  • For outdoor workouts, both track key stats like pace and distance using your phone's GPS.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • For outdoor workouts, both track key stats like pace and distance using your phone's GPS.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
  • He was also ordered to wear a GPS monitor.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This ensures the watch isn’t piggybacking off my phone’s GPS.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Veneziano was also ordered to wear a GPS monitor.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The youth has been in the care of his mother, with GPS monitoring and a curfew.
    — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The main reason to get a GPS pet collar is for location tracking.
    — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • Diaz says to expect at least an hour longer than whatever the GPS predicts.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Born as a military tool, GPS is now a pillar of global commerce.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This could be seen in the GPS trace data coming off the cars in sprint qualifying.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The fair’s organizers advise you to not put the address in your GPS.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Back in the car, the GPS informed me that my next stop was a manageable mile down the road in Hósvík.
    — Katherine Lagrave, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
  • These events can disrupt satellites, radio signals and GPS.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Just name your destination, and your car’s GPS or whatever tells you how to get there.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Three other planes in the area also reported GPS problems around the same time.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • He was also questioned about why her cell phone GPS location kept showing up at his house for weeks.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • In the melee, Cristhian Mosquera lost his GPS tracker vest.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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