How to Use navigation in a Sentence

navigation

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  • If you're going to be a good sailor you need to master navigation.
  • I don't mind driving if you're willing to do the navigation.
  • Our new car has an onboard navigation system.
  • There are back and forward buttons for easier browser navigation.
  • Navigation becomes more difficult further upriver.
  • When on a video call, open the Video menu on the main macOS navigation bar.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The screens are for watching TV and videos, and gaming, not just navigation.
    — Carlton Reid, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The lighthouse is active as a Coast Guard aid to navigation.
    — Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The United Kingdom will always stand up for freedom of navigation and the free flow of trade.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Its navigation system had been swamped by a burst of radio signals from the gun.
    — Aaron Krolik, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Habib likened it to how the rise of navigation apps has eroded people’s ability to get around on their own.
    — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 July 2023
  • The barges announce their approach through the city via the ferries’ navigation systems.
    — Sue Wunder, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Tabs for each are clearly listed at the top of Disney+'s homepage for easy navigation.
    — Stacey Nguyen, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Even the order of the options on the main navigation sidebar is similar.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 8 June 2023
  • Last year, the app teamed up with Santa and Mrs. Claus to offer good tidings — and good navigation — for the festive season.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2023
  • Wind, Sand and Stars Mr. Sadler was intrigued by desert navigation.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Dali makes a u-turn away from the terminal and approaches a pair of navigation buoys marking the channel.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
  • To create a to-do list, look for My Day, which may be in your navigation bar or in an extended menu in your calendar.
    — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The driver of the car was using an early car navigation system, with voice guidance on.
    — Jake Adelstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Explore the quick start guide to find staple controls like power on and off, volume and mute, navigation arrows, and a menu.
    — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
  • It’s considered the best for offline navigation (and would’ve saved me in Big Sky Country).
    — Courtenay Rudzinski, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • What is American global hegemony if not the free and open navigation of the seas?
    — Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The Uber driver app running on CarPlay will let drivers view and accept trips, add more rides to their queue, and use Uber’s navigation to get to pickup and drop-off points.
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Friends of Doubling Point Light, a nonprofit group, serves as the steward of the lighthouse, which was built in the late 19th century and is an active aid to navigation.
    — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • There can be a little bit of navigation, but there are certainly not people aboard them.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023
  • This also disabled the car’s navigation system and its S.O.S. button, a tool to get help in an emergency.
    — Kashmir Hill, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Then its cameras and lasers will feed data to the onboard navigation computers that will autonomously guide it to a safe place on the surface.
    — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
  • This new study takes a deeper look at the role that memory of specific visual cues plays in their navigation.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, the windshield can be retracted into the roof of the deckhouse to facilitate open-air navigation.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023
  • One area that’s gotten a lot of attention is navigation.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 23 May 2023

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