instructed
Example Sentences
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The military said that soldiers are instructed to stop violations of the law by Israeli citizens against Palestinians in the West Bank when they encounter them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
On June 15, Daniel Haido, an associate producer of “Fortitude,” dropped off an unencrypted copy of the movie for Netflix to view and instructed the staff to delete the files after the screening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
A woman named Mary Dare instructed her mother to go in person to the Union general and plead on her behalf.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Twenty-six women were also instructed to consume all food within a period of less than nine hours each day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Neither guy blinked at being instructed to join up with a reformed gangster who smelled strongly of urinal cakes to prank a former heavyweight champion prizefighter.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
