instructed

Example Sentences

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters's office confirmed the ban and said he instructed the the nation's diplomats "to express concern at this departure from past practice and to better understand it."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"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

He was speaking after President Donald Trump said he had instructed negotiators "not to rush into a deal", after earlier suggesting one was close.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

I drew the gate across and pushed all the buttons just as Miss Buckner instructed.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu