instructed

Example Sentences

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Iran has instructed all vessels transiting Hormuz to request access 48 hours in advance and acquire Iranian insurance, with the fee waived for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Jurors had been instructed to consider whether each defendant played a part in causing damage to the factory in the Pendeford area and whether they intended to damage the property.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

In practical terms, cells that would normally help form one type of tissue can be instructed to rebuild a different structure following an injury.

From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2026

“He immediately understood the magnitude of the World Cup and instructed his administration to help. We’re talking about the most powerful country in the world, and there are things that must be taken into account.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

In a patient who gets only one antibiotic or inadequate doses of several, or who doesn’t take his medicine as instructed, the drug-susceptible bacilli may die off but the drug-resistant mutants will flourish.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French