Example Sentences

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Timberline employees were instructing guests to move to the lower lot or gather in the ski rental building below the lodge, she said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

"They weren't written in a language style that she used," says Julie, who suspects the police were instructing her to send them.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

He offered his prayers to those who were injured, their families and the staff who were instructing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2022

They were hiring Italian consultants who were instructing them on the modern arts of the trade.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2019

On April 26, Duma Nokwe, the first African advocate in the Transvaal, rose in court and made the sensational announcement that the accused were instructing defense counsel to withdraw from the case.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela