INSTRUCT in a Sentence

Learn INSTRUCT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
244 example sentences for INSTRUCT, such as:
1. And not a man to instruct them.
2. They had received instructions to watch him.
3. The coach bellowed instructions from the sidelines.
4. The doctor's instructions must be fulfilled exactly.
5. It is a good divine that follows his own instructions.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of INSTRUCT
instruct
 v.  impart skills or knowledge to
 v.  make aware of
Classic Sentence: (186 in 13 pages)
1  I understand and heed you," replied Eumaeus; "you need instruct me no further, only as I am going that way say whether I had not better let poor Laertes know that you are returned.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XVI
2  We all love to instruct, though we can teach only what is not worth knowing.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 54
3  To these were joined several holy persons, as part of that assembly, under the title of bishops, whose peculiar business is to take care of religion, and of those who instruct the people therein.
Gulliver's Travels 1 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER VI.
4  The curiosity and impatience of my master were so great, that he spent many hours of his leisure to instruct me.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER III.
5  She hadn't liked the way he kept coming into the kitchen to instruct her, or the way he looked at her.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XV
6  The first step in her downward course was in her ceasing to instruct me.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
7  "It wouldn't be the first time a little child had been used to instruct an old disciple, if it were so," said St. Clare.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
8  Now hearken, and I will briefly instruct thee how thou mayest unravel and overcome thy present task.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK EIGHTH
9  After we entered in, and licence of open speech was given, we lay forth our gifts, we instruct him of our name and country, who are its invaders, and why we are drawn to Arpi.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK ELEVENTH
10  Now I will unfold what I doubtfully advise and purpose, and with your attention instruct you of it in brief.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK ELEVENTH
11  And not a man to instruct them.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
12  But then, philosopher that you are," said d'Artagnan, "instruct me, support me.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 27 THE WIFE OF ATHOS
13  But, then, to be able to instruct her child," continued the abbe, "she must have received an education herself.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 27. The Story.
14  She was so thrilled, it was almost a pleasure to instruct her.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
15  If I have acquired an interest in hearing of your instructive experiences, and can scarcely hear enough of them, I claim no merit for that, since I believe it is a general sentiment.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
Example Sentence: (58 in 4 pages)
1  You can instruct your bank to allow a third party to remove money from your account.
2  We instruct our staff never to strike back however angry they feel.
3  She had to instruct the students to work on their pronunciation.
4  You get 30 chapters with instructive illustrations, including an easy-to-follow, step-by-step, six-week basic training program.
5  Install the machine according to the manufacturer's instructions.
6  They had received instructions to watch him.
7  He left strict instructions that the box should only be opened after his death.
8  The coach bellowed instructions from the sidelines.
9  We have followed your instructions through to the last detail.
10  The doctor's instructions must be fulfilled exactly.
11  It is important to follow the manufacturer's instructions.
12  The original orders were cancelled and I was given fresh instructions.
13  It is a good divine that follows his own instructions.
14  The kidnappers have given us explicit instructions not to involve the police.
15  I took issue with him over his interpretation of the instructions.