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.
• 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
• The directional twin rides switch well, not to mention charges groomers and initiates turns with ease.
  — Drew Zieff, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2020
• But Parler wants to sell users something from the onset, via a one-directional, top-down method.
  — Bryan C. Parker, Chron, 1 Dec. 2020
• In the foreground is a multi-directional wave pool, longer than a football field.
  — Sarah Sekula, CNN, 16 May 2017
• 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
• Adjustments to the day, date, month and year are made through the bi-directional rotating crown.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
• In that case, the device was determined to be an omni-directional antenna that was left by the side of the road.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022
• Spikes cause more directional friction against the ground and allow the snakes to push themselves forward, reports the New York Times.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2021
• Inspired by Microsoft’s Xbox, the directional controller is embedded into the armrest to allow fans to take part in games on the scoreboard during breaks in play.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
• First, users can now opt for using directional keys (WASD) for movement, as opposed to having to click the environment to direct the character.
  — Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Jan 2025