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
Minister of Finance (Norway) public expenditure ceilings
Umi Says live bass via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Umi Says keys via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Umi Says drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Bank Supervision Division banking regulations
Bank Supervision Division prudential guidelines
Bank Supervision Division on-site inspections
Bank Supervision Division off-site surveillance
Upgrade U heavy percussion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Upgrade U synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Till the End of Time vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Father MC vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Still Got the Blues electric guitar via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Still Got the Blues Les Paul guitar via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Still Got the Blues tube amplifier via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) electric guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
New Wave synthesizer
New Wave electric guitar
New Wave bass guitar
New Wave drum kit
New Wave keyboard
Tantra yantra
Tantra mandala
Tantra mudra
Tantra sacred syllables
Policy Board of the Bank of Japan policy interest rate
Policy Board of the Bank of Japan open market operations
Policy Board of the Bank of Japan asset purchases
Policy Board of the Bank of Japan forward guidance
Policy Board of the Bank of Japan yield curve control
Cold Shot electric guitar
Cold Shot bass guitar
Cold Shot drums
Cold Shot vocals
Skylab 4 Apollo Telescope Mount via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Westminster Choir human voice
Mughal legal system farmans via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Mughal legal system royal decrees via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Mughal legal system qānūn (secular regulations) via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Mughal legal system Sharia via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
surface form: sharīʿa (Islamic law)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Sema ceremony kudum drum
Sema ceremony rebab
Sema ceremony qanun
Sema ceremony oud
Hindustani music sitar
Hindustani music sarod
Hindustani music sarangi
Hindustani music bansuri
Hindustani music shehnai