instructed

Example Sentences

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The committee has also instructed officers to ring-fenced about £10,000 for the provision of slow cookers, electric blankets, warm clothing and other consumables.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“He immediately understood the magnitude of the World Cup and instructed his administration to help. We’re talking about the most powerful country in the world, and there are things that must be taken into account.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mercedes - for one - had instructed their drivers to go wide on the pit-lane entry to avoid this risk.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Indonesia's national disaster agency, meanwhile, instructed officials in the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo province and the Sangihe islands "to immediately direct their residents to evacuate in an orderly manner to higher ground".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I rang the bell exactly as instructed and waited.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler