instructed

Example Sentences

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He and his fellow troops had been instructed to stay indoors most of the time for safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

However, they soon tempered expectations, with Tehran cautioning a deal was "not imminent", while Trump said he had instructed his negotiators "not to rush into" one.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”

From Slate • May 26, 2026

To limit measurement error, the two-person teams were instructed to make decisions independently, so that each of Hollywood’s 30 census tracts would, in effect, be counted twice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

I kissed Willem good-bye and then stepped quickly, as instructed, into the rear of the limousine.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom