instructed

Example Sentences

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"I was instructed to go and ask for £3," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”

From Slate • May 26, 2026

To limit measurement error, the two-person teams were instructed to make decisions independently, so that each of Hollywood’s 30 census tracts would, in effect, be counted twice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Kissei said the reversal follows discussions with Japan’s Ministry of Health, which instructed the company to include new warnings for clinicians over potentially harmful side effects with the drug’s packaging.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Nathan started to hum the melody for the Change song and then sang a few words, but the ice did not respond at all when Nathan instructed the water to melt.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young