Example Sentences

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“I am instructing him not to answer these questions based on his Fifth Amendment rights, and I don’t believe any competent counsel could advise him otherwise,” Dindinger said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2021

And today I am instructing the young, unlocking the lessons of great texts.

From Time Magazine Archive

And tonight, I am instructing Treasury Secretary James Baker—I have to get used to saying that—to begin working with congressional authors and committees for bipartisan legislation conforming to these principles.

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald

I am instructing the authorities at all ports east of Suez to apprehend one of your second-class passengers, should he leave the ship.

From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Rohmer, Sax

I am instructing all the shops with which you may have occasion to do business to send accounts to Nevin.

From The Orchard of Tears by Rohmer, Sax