Example Sentences

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He has been instructing drivers to save on fuel by planning their routes, finding truck stops with the best rates, and avoiding California when possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Instead, it has been instructing them to ports, where authorities allow only vulnerable people to disembark.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022

David Willey has been instructing the British Army and more recently, visiting Ukrainian soldiers.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2022

For seven years, he has been instructing everyone on the “right thing to do.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2015

“Qezza sings for me sometimes. She has a lovely voice. And Ser Barristan has been instructing Grazhar and the other boys in the ways of western chivalry.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin