instructed
Example Sentences
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Then, Grossman was paired with Zoe Wohlfeld and instructed to imitate boiling milk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Prime Minister Sharif expressed his "deep sorrow and heartfelt regret" over the hospital fire, and instructed the authorities to "conduct an immediate investigation", according to the statement from his office.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The most concerning part is that my friend says he specifically instructed his former lawyer not to accept a settlement offer, but believes the offer was accepted anyway.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
In early July, high schools had been instructed to prepare for the measure's implementation in September, ahead of its adoption by parliament later that month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
They had all shared the assumption that such models must involve various combinations of circular movement, because the philosophers had instructed them that all movements in the heavens was required to be circular.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
