instructed

Example Sentences

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He left the gathering and went to sleep, where a mysterious figure appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to sing about Creation.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

So they instructed ChatGPT to make those determinations — but they didn’t tell it how they defined the term.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Wang appeared in federal court in downtown Los Angeles during a brief hearing Monday, where a judge instructed her lawyers to set a date when she would formally enter a guilty plea.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Iran in April instructed ships to use a new corridor along its coastline, making a hairpin turn on the northern side of the passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

He waited for Clara by the bar, as instructed, and wondered whether he should just run.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny