- present tense form of instrument (3rd person singular).
- plural of instrument.
instruments
Example Sentences
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I was at a sound bath in the North American Mammal Hall at L.A.’s Natural History Museum, surrounded by dioramas of taxidermy, meditative instruments and sound healers from the Oso Sound Healing Studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
These cameras are standard spacecraft instruments that detect bright objects in space and help determine a spacecraft's orientation and position.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Catching them in nets and fitting the instruments takes about 20 minutes: a brief stressful episode after which the animals return to normal behavior.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The chairman has a few instruments for holding a committee together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The plastic instruments aren’t as large as the real things, but they’re plenty capable of making a racket.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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