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
Office of National AIDS Policy stakeholder engagement on HIV/AIDS policy
Chief Whip whip (voting instruction)
UNESCO World Heritage Programme UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: World Heritage List
UNESCO World Heritage Programme List of World Heritage in Danger
UNESCO World Heritage Programme World Heritage Fund
State Bank of the USSR state credit plan via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
European Union crisis management operations EU Battlegroups
European Union crisis management operations civilian mission staff seconded by Member States
European Union crisis management operations contracted international experts
Memory of the World Programme Memory of the World International Register
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance technical experts
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance training programmes
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance advisory services
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance fellowships
United Nations treaty bodies general comments
United Nations treaty bodies concluding observations
United Nations treaty bodies views on individual communications
Coptic Rite cymbals
Coptic Rite triangle
Apostolic Penitentiary apostolic letter Fidelis dispensator et prudens
surface form: Apostolic letters
Apostolic Penitentiary decrees
Apostolic Penitentiary rescripts
Lisbon Strategy open method of coordination
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
surface form: Wage and Hour Division
investigations via predicate surface "usesEnforcementTool"
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
surface form: Wage and Hour Division
back wage recovery via predicate surface "usesEnforcementTool"
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
surface form: Wage and Hour Division
civil money penalties via predicate surface "usesEnforcementTool"
Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor
surface form: Wage and Hour Division
injunctive relief through federal courts via predicate surface "usesEnforcementTool"
Afro-Caribbean religions candles via predicate surface "usesRitualObject"
Afro-Caribbean religions herbs via predicate surface "usesRitualObject"
Afro-Caribbean religions offerings of food and drink via predicate surface "usesRitualObject"
Afro-Caribbean religions ritual drums via predicate surface "usesRitualObject"
Afro-Caribbean religions ritual symbols and veves via predicate surface "usesRitualObject"
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance inspections
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance administrative enforcement actions
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance civil judicial enforcement actions
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance criminal enforcement referrals
Afrobeats drum machine
Afrobeats synthesizer
Afrobeats talking drum
Afrobeats percussion
Common Sense voice
Glenrothes Development Corporation master planning via predicate surface "usesPlanningInstrument"
Glenrothes Development Corporation zoning via predicate surface "usesPlanningInstrument"
Glenrothes Development Corporation land acquisition via predicate surface "usesPlanningInstrument"
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora permits and certificates
APEC Working Groups multi-year work plans
APEC Working Groups strategic plans
APEC Working Groups capacity-building projects
APEC Working Groups policy dialogues
International Monetary Fund International Monetary Fund self-linksurface differs
surface form: Special Drawing Rights