How to Use navigate in a Sentence

navigate

verb
  • I'd need a map to navigate the city.
  • The captain navigated the ship.
  • He has learned to navigate in rough waters.
  • For thousands of years, sailors navigated by the stars.
  • How about if you drive and I navigate?
  • She has trouble navigating the stairs with her crutches.
  • Only flat-bottomed boats can safely navigate the canal.
  • The downtown area is easily navigated on foot.
  • He has had experience navigating airplanes through storms.
  • It took us 10 minutes to navigate through the parking lot to the exit.
  • Bose's app is pared back and easy to navigate.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
  • So there was no one to navigate.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Yep, this won’t be easy to navigate.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Was that tricky to navigate at a fraught time for the nation?
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
  • Should their feelings be a guide for how to navigate the site?
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2022
  • There are even stairs to navigate in some areas.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • These questions can be tricky to navigate, but help is out there for you.
    — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some specifics to help navigate this dilemma.
    — Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Cuyler uses a cane to navigate her home.
    — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But how to navigate against the current?
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • And that's a challenge for a lot of our older adults to navigate.
    — Robbie Owens, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Chris Sale takes the rock and will look to navigate this tough lineup.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Learn how to navigate and strengthen trust in your business and sign up for free.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Learn how to navigate and strengthen trust in your business and sign up for free.
    — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Learn how to navigate and strengthen trust in your business and sign up for free.
    — Nick Rockel, Fortune, 26 July 2024
  • The screen is bright and clear, and the settings are easy to navigate, though there are a lot of them.
    — ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • This deal has navigated its way to you for a reason.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Kopech had to navigate through traffic early in his first two starts.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Along the way, life lessons about how to navigate the world were imparted.
    — Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2022
  • For those with roots in Gaza, the rules are stricter and harder to navigate.
    — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023

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