orient

Example Sentences

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It ended after the spacecrafts ran out of fuel and were no longer able to orient themselves toward the Sun.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

So, if anything—and this sounds funny to say about future teenagers—I might orient my kids toward more socializing and understanding how they relate to people in their own unique way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

This is central to helping the American people orient themselves in this confusing time.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

This design allows patients to use both their natural peripheral vision and the new prosthetic central vision simultaneously, improving their ability to orient themselves and move around.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Although the day was windy, all the guideposts she needed to orient herself were readable.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George