instructive

Example Sentences

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The response is instructive for what it pursued and what it avoided.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

For Goldhaber, the response to “Pipeline” became instructive for his work becoming less prescriptive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It's instructive to see how comfortable the four of them are in each other's company and with the position they find themselves in.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

It’s a good definition for what novelists should do, but it’s hardly instructive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The contrast between north and south is striking—and instructive.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann