Example Sentences

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For those who still prefer the dining room experience, signs on McDonald’s soda stations are instructing customers to “please visit the front counter for a refill.”

From Salon • May 23, 2024

In the comments under Rolling Stone’s Instagram post about the cover story, some are instructing Stewart to “show some class.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

“We are instructing and telling our staff at our regional offices to not wait for the Russians to leave.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2022

Police are instructing the public to avoid the area.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2021

The police have lit flares along the perimeter of the scene and are instructing cars in both directions to turn back, the road is closed.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman