How to Use instruct in a Sentence

instruct

verb

• She instructed us that we were to remain in our seats.
• The judge instructed the jury that they should disregard the testimony of the last witness.
• She advised him to instruct a solicitor.
• The full council should now do the same and instruct the zoo to start the process by studying how and where.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
• He was instructed to pick the curtain rod up over there and put it over there.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2024
• Some recipes instruct you to bake the brie in an ovenproof serving dish.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2022
• That is, the phrases, idioms and everyday plays-on-words that instruct us to live life to the fullest.
  — Seth Combscontributor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022
• The employees at these stores are trained to instruct you on how to best use these products.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2023
• Su’s boss instructs her to lie about his whereabouts on calls from both his wife and his mistress.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
• First, you're instructed to visit your web vault and delete your vault via the Settings menu.
  — PCMAG, 27 Sep. 2024
• Dealers have been instructed to replace the faulty parts free of charge.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
• The act did, though, instruct the agency to continue to weigh whether to ban menthol.
  — Matthew Perrone, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• There was that time, in tee ball, when Wyatt’s teammate out-ran him when the coach instructed the players to run to the fence.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 July 2023
• The alert will also instruct you on how to disable the AirTag by removing the battery.
  — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 25 July 2024
• The officers also instruct the crowd that has gathered to stand back.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
• Does a roughneck working on an oil rig need to be instructed to wear steel-toe boots?
  — WSJ, 7 Mar. 2023
• The user went on to claim that West himself instructed him to share the unauthorized copy of the album.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
• That piece of paper instructs us to pay it forward and boo someone else, all in secret of course.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
• Those turning in guns were instructed to have the weapons unloaded and in the trunk of their vehicle.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 5 June 2023
• Other staffers instructed guests to be careful with tulips placed in the cupholder of each seat until they were asked to.
  — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
• Arrange some Skittles in a circle on a plate and have your elf instruct your kids to pour hot water in the middle.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
• In a video shared on the football team's Facebook page, the pastor instructed a player to sit in a large tub full of water.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
• The police instructed him to get his I.D. card and accompany them to the station.
  — Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
• You’re instructed to walk down a hall, arriving at the entryway to a home.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• The judge then instructed her to answer the yes or no question directly.
  — Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
• Testers were then instructed to, throughout the testing period (which was at least six months), sit, nap, and lie on the couch.
  — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
• The court would then decide whether to issue the order, which would instruct the gun owner to surrender their guns for 180 days.
  — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2023
• Hightower, kneading her right shoulder, instructs her to turn her head to the left and look over her shoulder.
  — Lauren Larson, Men's Health, 25 July 2023
• Another call came through from Charles, who instructed his younger son to come alone.
  — Michelle Tauber, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
• The Whopper maker has swiftly instructed 5% of its locations to toss any onions it’s received from the Taylor Farms facility in Colorado.
  — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024