instructed

Example Sentences

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Unlike a lawyer conducting direct examination of their own client, Savitt was allowed to lead, she instructed Musk.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

They conducted a traffic stop near an onramp to the 5 Freeway in the Stanislaus County suburb and instructed Hernández to exit the vehicle, but he refused to comply, prosecutors allege.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

He instructed his crew to tie him to the ship’s mast of his ship so that he could listen and yet not succumb.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

On April 25, 2020, as the lab leak hypothesis was gaining more attention, the indictment says Dr. Morens instructed Mr. Daszak to send all emails to his personal Gmail account.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

From the station we’re instructed to take a trail into the forest with other passengers.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera