instructed
Example Sentences
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Carney instructed his special envoy to Europe to "scope out the most ambitious possibilities short of full membership", the paper reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
This semester, she instructed a group of students picking green beans to be gentle and to do plank exercises to avoid back pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A veteran Ragbrai rider instructed: “Watch for smoke on a hilltop.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Employees were later instructed to send her video showing their completed work.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Tomorrow morning, come to the river’s edge, where the stepping stones are,” he instructed her.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
