How to Use directed in a Sentence
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In the firehouse, someone put cartoons on a TV for the kids and directed adults to a back room.
—Amanda J. Crawford, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
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That kind of network is called a directed acyclic graph, or DAG.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
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Using this recipe from Food & Wine of a hatch chile salsa, my boyfriend and I made one with the directed hatch chiles and one with poblano peppers.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 2 Sep. 2021
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Stanley Donen, who co-directed and co-choreographed it, didn't think the movie would do very well.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
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But even this footage doesn’t feel directed so much as captured, tiny moments that in the rear view appear huge.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2022
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Johnson had been with the department for four years and was assigned to the directed response unit at the time of his arrest.
—Dallas News, 3 May 2022
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They're all gathered to watch the opening night of a play Oliver's directed (with the lead actor of the production played by Paul Rudd).
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
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Adhering to the state’s directed health measure, the zoo allows no more than 3,000 people in at a time.
—USA TODAY, 16 June 2020
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The two grew closer over the making of their first movie together, Rare Objects, which Holmes cowrote, directed and stars in.
—Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
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In fact, some of the pyroclastic flows may have made it up to ~10 miles (20 kilometers) out from the volcano in a directed blast.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2023
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Judge Adrienne Davis made the ruling in a directed verdict without the defense having to put on a case.
—Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2021
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The scion of wealth and former fiancé of actress Sophia Vergara, Loeb co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced and acted in the movie.
—Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Apr. 2021
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Portion as directed and right before baking, sprinkle coarse or flaky sea salt on top.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2020
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But up to now, most studies have looked at whole-body vibration, not the more directed type that these devices deliver.
—Katherine Hobson, Outside Online, 7 May 2018
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The bigger question, to my mind, is if, and when, does this metastasize into something more directed?
—Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2023
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Wilson was inspired to sign up to become a non-directed kidney donor after seeing a friend’s post on Facebook.
—Fox News, 17 May 2022
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Mancuso wrote, directed and stars in Música, and Mendes confessed that she was also drawn to him because of his leadership skills.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
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The council reviewed its rental assistance program and directed staff to begin working on options to phase out the program by June 2022.
—Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
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On iOS, Siri Shortcuts can be created for directed room cleaning and saved favorites.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2022
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Lilly Wachowski, who co-directed and co-wrote the original films with sibling Lana, won't be back in the director's seat for this outing.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2020
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In addition to starring in Life & Beth, Schumer wrote, directed and executive-produced the show.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022
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A few weeks later, The Super 8 Years, a documentary written by Ernaux and co-directed with her son, was released.
—Town & Country, 12 Jan. 2023
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Instead, Patsy decides to pee in Tony’s pool—a more minor but still resonant act of directed revenge.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2021
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Others, in the business world, aim for a far more directed and efficient exchange of information.
—Nicola Jones, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2021
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But most were offered for free or directed donations to their instructors.
—NBC News, 19 Apr. 2020
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For season 1 of Squid Game, the Seoul native created, wrote, directed and executive produced the nine-part series.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 2 Feb. 2022
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Dearbhla Walsh of The Handmaid's Tale directed and executive produced the pilot.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2021
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Try a more active and directed approach by conducting a little scavenger hunt for your senses, Dr. Stryer says.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 June 2022
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My husband did some Googling of his own, more directed, efficient, unromantic, logical Googling, and found that Ray Holt had a website.
—Sarah Fallon, Wired, 23 Dec. 2020
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Absent a directed, sustained, and articulated policy of no daylight between the United States and Israel, the rift between America and her ally will widen and the world will grow more dangerous.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 30 Mar. 2024
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