instruments

Example Sentences

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Researchers did not just focus on what these instruments observed.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

They’re each playing tiny instruments — one a half-open sardine can, another a stringed matchbook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Robotic surgery requires only very small incisions, which are possible thanks to the use of miniaturised cameras and instruments, controlled remotely by a surgeon, via the robotic system's console.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

More often, Ms. Frank deploys an unusual combination of instruments, such as piccolos and celesta, or a motif—like the short, repeated pulse that sounds like a cry—to create a dreamscape that is all her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Because they predate written records of their use and were not known to exist until after the date of the Mary Rose’s sinking, the navigational instruments that were excavated are also extremely important.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler