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
Telescope Array Project fluorescence detector via predicate surface "usesDetectorType"
Telescope Array Project hybrid detector system via predicate surface "usesDetectorType"
NEWAGE gaseous time projection chamber via predicate surface "usesDetectorType"
808-Ray drum machine
808-Ray digital audio workstation
song "I Got the Keys"
surface form: I Got the Keys
trap-influenced beat via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Dynamix II drum machine
Dynamix II sampler
Dynamix II synthesizer
Bass Patrol drum machine
Bass Patrol synthesizer
Have You Ever piano via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Have You Ever strings via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman
surface form: Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman
guitar
Sonata for Oboe and Piano oboe
Sonata for Oboe and Piano piano
Orchestre de l’Opéra-Comique symphony orchestra via predicate surface "usesInstrumentalForces"
National Program of Historical Commemoration designation of national historic sites of Canada
National Program of Historical Commemoration designation of national historic persons of Canada
National Program of Historical Commemoration designation of national historic events of Canada
I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) synthesizer via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too) drum machine via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Yesterday, When I Was Mad synthesizer via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Yesterday, When I Was Mad drum machine via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Shadowlands (film score) orchestra
Anna and the King (film score) orchestra via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Anna and the King (film score) traditional Southeast Asian instruments via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board investment policy of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board funding policy of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Violin concertos, Op. 4 violin via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Anything But vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Anything But guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Somewhere Somehow Graeme Clark via predicate surface "performerInstrument" NERFINISHED
Somewhere Somehow Tommy Cunningham via predicate surface "performerInstrument" NERFINISHED
Somewhere Somehow Neil Mitchell via predicate surface "performerInstrument" NERFINISHED
Shangaan drums
Shangaan whistles
Shangaan hand clapping
United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanisms terms of reference
United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanisms memoranda of understanding
United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanisms joint workplans
United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanisms inter-agency frameworks
United Nations inter-agency coordination mechanisms system-wide action plans
Catholic League
surface form: Catholic League (France)
urban militias via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Catholic League
surface form: Catholic League (France)
Catholic confraternities via predicate surface "usedInstrument" NERFINISHED
La Doce drums via predicate surface "usesInstruments"
La Doce trumpets via predicate surface "usesInstruments"
Alex Fletcher vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Lament
surface form: Miles Davis
trumpet via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
The Coronas guitar