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
Topeng Cirebon dance suling flute ⓘ
EU Operation Commander EU Operation Plan ⓘ
People's Republic of China in diplomatic talks joint communiqués ⓘ
People's Republic of China in diplomatic talks memoranda of understanding ⓘ
People's Republic of China in diplomatic talks treaties ⓘ
People's Republic of China in diplomatic talks strategic partnership agreements ⓘ
Jones the Rhythm synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Jones the Rhythm drum machines via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Jones the Rhythm orchestral strings via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Jones the Rhythm electric bass via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Jones the Rhythm electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Jones the Rhythm percussion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Cloudbusting string ensemble ⓘ
Cloudbusting drums ⓘ
Cloudbusting keyboards ⓘ
Super Étoile de Dakar sabar drums ⓘ
Super Étoile de Dakar talking drum ⓘ
Super Étoile de Dakar electric guitar ⓘ
Super Étoile de Dakar bass guitar ⓘ
Super Étoile de Dakar keyboards ⓘ
Super Étoile de Dakar percussion ⓘ
President of the United States on global HIV/AIDS policy executive orders related to global HIV/AIDS ⓘ
President of the United States on global HIV/AIDS policy presidential directives on global health ⓘ
President of the United States on global HIV/AIDS policy presidential budget proposals for global HIV/AIDS programs ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System kora ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System uilleann pipes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System bodhrán ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System talking drum ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System whistles ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System fiddle ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System electronic synthesizer ⓘ
Afro Celt Sound System drum programming ⓘ
Dub Colossus saxophone ⓘ
Dub Colossus trumpet ⓘ
Dub Colossus guitar ⓘ
Dub Colossus keyboards ⓘ
Dub Colossus traditional Ethiopian instruments ⓘ
Sledgehammer (live performances) live band via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Sledgehammer (live performances) horn section via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Sledgehammer (live performances) backing vocalists via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Sledgehammer (live performances) percussion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Security (Peter Gabriel album)
surface form: Security
Fairlight CMI NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nocturnal Frequencies mix series DJ mixer via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Nocturnal Frequencies mix series turntables via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Nocturnal Frequencies mix series CDJs via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
album "In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores"
surface form: In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores
violin via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
album "In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores"
surface form: In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores
violin via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Diablada chilena brass band ⓘ
Diablada chilena drums ⓘ
Afro-Bolivian saya drums ⓘ