usesInstrument

P933
predicate

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

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
Shoot .22 caliber rifle via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Shoot .22 caliber bullet via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory seismometers
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory GPS stations
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory InSAR NERFINISHED
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory gas sensors
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory thermal cameras
ACU
surface form: Asian Clearing Union
Asian Monetary Unit NERFINISHED
Tom Hamilton (composer) modular synthesizer
Tom Hamilton (composer) analog synthesizer
Tom Hamilton (composer) computer
Bela Krajina folklore accordion
Bela Krajina folklore fiddle
Bela Krajina folklore tamburica
Bela Krajina folklore bagpipes
Varaždin Baroque Evenings music festival
surface form: Varaždin Baroque Evenings
period instruments via predicate surface "usesInstruments"
Varaždin Baroque Evenings music festival
surface form: Varaždin Baroque Evenings
historical performance practice instruments via predicate surface "usesInstruments"
Lunice Fermin Pierre II digital audio workstation
Lunice Fermin Pierre II sampler
Lunice Fermin Pierre II drum machine
Robert Woodrow Wilson Holmdel Horn Antenna via predicate surface "usedInstrument" NERFINISHED
Clark synthesizer
Clark drum machine
Clark sampler
No Hands 808 drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
No Hands synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Your Cheatin' Heart steel guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Your Cheatin' Heart fiddle via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Your Cheatin' Heart acoustic guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Your Cheatin' Heart bass via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Ministerium für Landesplanung Landesentwicklungsplan NERFINISHED
Ministerium für Landesplanung Raumordnungsplan
Ministerium für Landesplanung Landesraumordnungsprogramm NERFINISHED
lirnyks lira via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
lirnyks hurdy-gurdy via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
A Remark You Made electric piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
A Remark You Made soprano saxophone via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
A Remark You Made fretless bass via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
The Zawinul Syndicate synthesizer
The Zawinul Syndicate electric piano
The Zawinul Syndicate electric bass
The Zawinul Syndicate drums
The Zawinul Syndicate percussion
The Zawinul Syndicate guitar
Our House brass via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Our House keyboards via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Our House guitars via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Our House drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Innu drum dancing drum
Telescope Array Project surface detector array via predicate surface "usesDetectorType"