directorial
adjective
di·rec·to·ri·al
də-ˌrek-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
(ˌ)dī-
Examples of directorial in a Sentence
an applicant with a number of directorial positions on his résumé
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Joe Leaphorn and is an executive producer on the series, will make his directorial debut in Season 4.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
The Matrix is the stone-cold classic, and Dark City has its devotees (Roger Ebert notable among them), but for me, Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut about a psychic consultant has always been the best distillation of this aesthetic.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Since the release of her directorial debut Blink Twice in August, the actor-director marked another trip around the sun this winter.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Writer/director Isaiah Saxon, who made his directorial debut with the feature, took to X to refute assumptions that AI was involved.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Mar. 2025
The Matrix is the stone-cold classic, and Dark City has its devotees (Roger Ebert notable among them), but for me, Francis Lawrence’s directorial debut about a psychic consultant has always been the best distillation of this aesthetic.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Since the release of her directorial debut Blink Twice in August, the actor-director marked another trip around the sun this winter.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Writer/director Isaiah Saxon, who made his directorial debut with the feature, took to X to refute assumptions that AI was involved.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for directorial
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directorial. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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