directionless
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The novel introduces Graham in the early 1960s, as a successful, if morally directionless, Philadelphia lawyer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
As Rue muses in a voiceover, she’s beautiful, directionless and “so desperate for attention she’s willing to humiliate herself.”
From Salon ● May 4, 2026
Born and raised a few miles from the Baltic Sea, Judit comes to conceive of life as a directionless voyage on a sinking craft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Hurt made her film debut in Woody Allen’s 1978 drama, “Interiors,” where she portrayed the directionless would-be artist Joey opposite her more successful siblings Renata and Flyn, played by Diane Keaton and Kristin Griffith, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Normally I’d wait for Otto to wander back, but I was feeling antsy and directionless, so I followed him, ambling after him into the undergrowth.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
