instruct
Example Sentences
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The Newcastle head coach maintains he does not instruct his players to go into protection mode.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Some had to instruct lawyers and debt collectors and pursue taking a civil case against the operator, which runs a home which was at the centre of an undercover BBC investigation last year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Some European countries instruct energy companies to hold a certain amount of petroleum in reserve, and simply reduce that target in a “release.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The council voted in December to instruct city agencies to produce those reports within 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
For once he had no words to instruct our minds and improve our souls, no parable that would turn Ruth May’s death by snakebite into a lesson on the Glory of God.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing instruct
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from Act 3
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Words to Know and Academic Words, Unit 5
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