usesInstrument

P933
predicate

Indicates that an agent performs an action by employing a specific instrument or tool as the means to carry it out.

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All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
usesInstrument canonical 4,676
usesInstrumentation 1,081
primaryInstrument 552

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesInstrument
Generated description
Indicates that an agent performs an action by employing a specific instrument or tool as the means to carry it out.

Sample triples (7,232)

Subject Object
Great Trigonometrical Survey of India baseline measuring apparatus via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
Bhangra dhol ⓘ
Bhangra tumbi ⓘ
Bhangra chimta ⓘ
Bhangra algoza ⓘ
Bhangra dhad ⓘ
Office of Government-wide Policy federal regulations ⓘ
Office of Government-wide Policy policy guidance ⓘ
Office of Government-wide Policy government-wide standards ⓘ
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Large Area Telescope
CTIO
surface form: Dark Energy Survey
Dark Energy Camera ⓘ
Magellan spacecraft synthetic aperture radar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
International Affairs Program
surface form: International Affairs Program (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
international agreements ⓘ
International Affairs Program
surface form: International Affairs Program (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
bilateral conservation partnerships ⓘ
International Affairs Program
surface form: International Affairs Program (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
multilateral conservation initiatives ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) strings via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) woodwinds via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) brass via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) percussion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) piano via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Annie Get Your Gun (orchestration) harp via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Radiocommunication Bureau Radio Regulations ⓘ
public treasury of Egypt
surface form: Public Treasury of Egypt
state budget of Egypt ⓘ
Innervisions synthesizer ⓘ
Innervisions clavinet ⓘ
surface form: Hohner Clavinet
Innervisions Fender Rhodes electric piano ⓘ
Innervisions drums ⓘ
Innervisions bass guitar ⓘ
Living for the City synthesizer ⓘ
Living for the City electric piano ⓘ
Living for the City drums ⓘ
Living for the City bass ⓘ
Jane Doe vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Jane Doe piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Never Felt This Way (Interlude) piano via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Things Fall Apart live band instrumentation via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
You Got Me live band via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
You Got Me drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
You Got Me bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
You Got Me keyboards via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
You Got Me turntables via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
What They Do live band instrumentation via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Nottz sampler ⓘ
Nottz drum machine ⓘ
Letter to the Free vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Kumina Kbandu drum ⓘ
Kumina Playing Kyas drum ⓘ
Kumina shakers ⓘ
Street Lights Auto-Tune-processed vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Party All the Time synthesizer via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ