instructiveness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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At the time, he didn’t really understand the dynamic; he thought perhaps it came down to his penchant for instructiveness or people generally just enjoying his food.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2019
He said it admiringly, with mock instructiveness but also with triumph, like a naturalist who has just sighted a rare specimen.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 3, 2014
Among recent continental islands there is probably none that surpasses in interest and instructiveness the Chinese island named by the Portuguese, Formosa, or "The Beautiful."
From Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras by Alfred Russel Wallace
The description is full of details of great interest and instructiveness, but we can only have time at present for the essential thing being taught.
From Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
I simply seek to try to bring out the force and instructiveness of the story.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI by Alexander Maclaren
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