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.
  • My question is the tires in the rear are wider than the front and directional.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
  • Bull or bear will be revealed and then the trend with be strong and directional.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Take this path, which is also marked with a directional sign.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The coffee shop is a work of art in itself (as are the directional signs).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Changes to directional flow on freeways and other roads may be made.
    — Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • That was why the van had so much radio-directional equipment.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 26 June 2019
  • Avoid using radios or walkie-talkies, which won’t give you the same directional cues.
    — New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
  • How best to ensure the results are directional, not drowned rat?
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The bike's seat post contains its rear light and directional system.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022
  • These are all wrapped around a directional pad with a select button at its center.
    — PCMAG, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Since the idea is for visitors to chart their own course, there are few other directional signs.
    — Julie Besonen, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2017
  • Do one set of 6–10 reps of each of the multi-directional step-ups.
    — Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2021
  • In the foreground is a multi-directional wave pool, longer than a football field.
    — Sarah Sekula, CNN, 16 May 2017
  • There were scorecards and directional signs that Powell and his wife had made.
    — New York Times, 16 May 2021
  • The directional twin rides switch well, not to mention charges groomers and initiates turns with ease.
    — Drew Zieff, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The cost to build one directional system of the new platform is about 50% of the old ones.
    — Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There are new directional road signs in place for Epic Universe.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • Then press the Windows key and one of the directional arrows.
    — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Very fluid multi-directional mover who is equally smooth as a leaper.
    — Wbz-News Staff, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • James has long favored the brand’s more directional designs.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Eight are arranged around the waist, while two more provide directional pull to the torso, limbs, and even the head.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Power is sent through a six-speed gearbox equipped with a bi-directional quickshifter.
    — Utkarsh Sood june 16, New Atlas, 16 June 2026
  • This one was really directional and wearable at the same time.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Wade’s pair sits comfortably between those poles — sleek enough for a gala, directional enough to read as trend-aware.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • All subjects faced the same way so there was no directional bias from, well, the real magnetic field.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The bi-directional mode works well for face-to-face chats where there are two talkers and only one microphone.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Part of what the members of Dickson’s fan club rave about is his directional control.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026

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