instructed
Example Sentences
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A woman named Mary Dare instructed her mother to go in person to the Union general and plead on her behalf.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Twenty-six women were also instructed to consume all food within a period of less than nine hours each day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Mr. Bresnahan told NBC he “never instructed my financial advisors on what to buy, sell, or hold.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
BBC Sport reported on Thursday how a number of key players had been left disappointed at how England were instructed to finish the game having taken the lead through Anthony Gordon.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
After she led him inside, he filled a bowl with warm water and dish soap, and after she’d retrieved her nail file and polish, he’d instructed her to put her hands into the water.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
