- plural of instrument.
- present tense form of instrument (3rd person singular).
instruments
Example Sentences
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Orbiting satellites can examine the lunar surface, but their instruments mainly detect material in the uppermost layer of soil.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
A fully accessible city-centre loop shuttle service will operate throughout the festival for people with accessibility requirements or those carrying heavy instruments.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
It showed instruments and carrier bags discarded on work surfaces and even sinks, while desks were littered with paperwork.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
A shorter horizon calls for bonds, and a very short one for money-market instruments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
