directing

Example Sentences

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The board ended up directing the mayor to try to negotiate for the fuel facility, but didn’t immediately allow her to use eminent domain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

He’s graduating into multiplexes having spent his adolescence writing, directing, editing, composing and market-testing what people want to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"There was no version of this where I wasn't the one directing that I would personally be open to," he said.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"US forces subsequently released the vessel after conducting a search and directing the crew to alter course," according to maritime risk management company Vanguard.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

There are no coordinates, no way of directing rescuers to a particular place, no pointers to towns just off the map’s edge.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson