instructed

Example Sentences

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The jury was instructed to return to court at 9 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

I have instructed the DOJ to immediately start looking into this.”

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

The company instructed creators not to disclose they are paid, according to creators who have worked with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 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

Mr. Stokely had instructed me to take five hundred foul shots a day to improve my “muscle memory,” as he called it.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman