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
Hindustani music tabla ⓘ
Hindustani music pakhawaj ⓘ
Hindustani music tanpura ⓘ
Hindustani music harmonium ⓘ
Zapin Arab gambus (lute) ⓘ
Zapin Arab marwas (small hand drum) ⓘ
Zapin Arab rebana (frame drum) ⓘ
Zapin Arab violin ⓘ
Zapin Arab accordion ⓘ
Could You Be Loved electric guitar ⓘ
Could You Be Loved bass guitar ⓘ
Could You Be Loved drums ⓘ
Could You Be Loved keyboards ⓘ
Could You Be Loved percussion ⓘ
Could You Be Loved backing vocals ⓘ
Billie Frank vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Suzanne acoustic guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Makaveli vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Murray Perahia piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
USDA Rural Development mission area loans ⓘ
USDA Rural Development mission area loan guarantees ⓘ
USDA Rural Development mission area grants ⓘ
USDA Rural Development mission area technical assistance ⓘ
Zapin Sarawak gambus ⓘ
Zapin Sarawak violin ⓘ
Zapin Sarawak accordion ⓘ
Zapin Sarawak rebana ⓘ
Zapin Sarawak marwas ⓘ
Dawan betel nut via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Reog Ponorogo drums ⓘ
Reog Ponorogo gong ⓘ
Reog Ponorogo kenong ⓘ
Reog Ponorogo kempul ⓘ
Reog Ponorogo trumpet-like instruments ⓘ
Roman Inquisition theologians Index of Forbidden Books ⓘ
Roman Inquisition theologians doctrinal censures ⓘ
Roman Inquisition theologians theological qualifications such as heretical, erroneous, temerarious ⓘ
Gandrung Banyuwangi violin ⓘ
Gandrung Banyuwangi gong ⓘ
Gandrung Banyuwangi kendang ⓘ
Gandrung Banyuwangi kempul ⓘ
Gandrung Banyuwangi saron ⓘ
Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure scoreboard of economic indicators ⓘ
Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure in-depth reviews of member states ⓘ
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
surface form: The Ground Beneath Her Feet
vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
surface form: The Ground Beneath Her Feet
guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
surface form: The Ground Beneath Her Feet
bass guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
song "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"
surface form: The Ground Beneath Her Feet
drums via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review budget bills ⓘ
Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review trailer bills ⓘ