sense of direction

noun phrase

: ability to find one's way around easily in a new place

a good/poor sense of direction

: ability to know in which direction something is

I've got no sense of direction.

Examples of sense of direction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Maybe my family back in Paris is warmhearted and expressive, poets and painters and singers who are familiar with wrong turns, their sense of direction a disaster. —

David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024 Studies suggest that people are fairly accurate at evaluating their own sense of direction. —

Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024 Indeed, people who enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking and biking, tend to have a better sense of direction, notes Mary Hegarty, a cognitive psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara. —

Bob Holmes, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024 Read the full Leo Daily Horoscope Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Gaining a new sense of direction? —

USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sense of direction

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