instruct
Example Sentences
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Yet Jones didn’t instruct her to swab the plastic pill bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Some had to instruct lawyers and debt collectors and pursue taking a civil case against the operator, which runs a home which was at the centre of an undercover BBC investigation last year.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
After meeting Lisa at the Scottish Parliament, Justice Secretary Angela Constance said she would instruct government officials to explore what more could be done with councils, police and retailers.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The council voted in December to instruct city agencies to produce those reports within 30 days.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
For once he had no words to instruct our minds and improve our souls, no parable that would turn Ruth May’s death by snakebite into a lesson on the Glory of God.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing instruct
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from Act 3
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Words to Know and Academic Words, Unit 5
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