The old mariner watched the compass needle tremble before the storm, trusting it to point him home.

The old sailors watched the compass needles tremble as the storm brewed on the horizon.

The ancient maps in the exhibit featured elaborate compass roses that guided sailors across unknown seas.

While snorkeling in the Mediterranean, I watched a compass jellyfish pulse gracefully through the sunlit water.

Last summer we rented a cottage in Square and Compass, a tiny village in the Llanrhian community of northwest Pembrokeshire, Wales, and spent our days walking the coastal paths.

Last summer, the surveyors compassed out the property boundaries before construction began.

Before planting, the landscaper was compassing out the borders to make sure each bed formed a perfect arc.

The surveyor used his instrument to compass out the boundary of the new park.

The project manager compasses out the timeline before the team begins work.

When the land dispute arose, the villagers called the compass wallah to mark the true property lines.