Example sentences for: compass

How can you use “compass” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Some shrewd inner compass and an unholy supply of curiosity saved him from becoming a relic of the past or an embattled opponent of the present.

  • Following the ancient city plan, we have divided the capital like a compass, with the downtown sights in the center surrounded by quadrants to the north, south, east, and west.

  • Maybe I'll continue to breeze through Fodor's, Compass, and Frommer's in airport bookstores.

  • Many animals have sensory abilities that humans don't, such as a magnetic compass sense in birds [2] or sensitivity to electric fields in fish [3].

  • These words express concepts that cannot be drawn with straightedge and compass: their flexibility is essential to their function.


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