instructed

Example Sentences

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A person answering the phone last month at the company’s main number instructed the Journal to email written questions, but the company still provided no response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"I was instructed to go and ask for £3," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 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

He was speaking after President Donald Trump said he had instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal", after earlier suggesting one was close.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The men were instructed not to reveal their real names to one another and to choose an alias.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple