instruct
Example Sentences
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He noted that recipients of a blind trust can’t instruct the trustee in asset management.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
During the telehealth visits, staff will instruct patients on cognitive exercises, which they can then practice with the bot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The Newcastle head coach maintains he does not instruct his players to go into protection mode.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Yet Jones didn’t instruct her to swab the plastic pill bag.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
“Did they instruct you, too, to beware of the rats?”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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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