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was instructing

  • past progressive
    of instruct.
    instruct
    verb (used with object)
    to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.

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By the end, she was instructing Tokyo to “go wee-wees” on Poehler’s table.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Lisa Savage, the Green-aligned independent candidate, earned 5 percent of the vote, and was instructing her supporters to rank Gideon second.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

The president said he was instructing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy mortgage bonds earlier this year.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Luke said on some occasions, his hallucinatory flashbacks would come about while he was instructing new recruits.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

The lads he was instructing ranged in age from eight to twenty.

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