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
The Skints drums ⓘ
The Skints keyboards ⓘ
The Skints saxophone ⓘ
The Skints flute ⓘ
The Young Knives electric guitar ⓘ
The Young Knives bass guitar ⓘ
The Young Knives drum kit ⓘ
The Young Knives vocals ⓘ
The Polyphonic Spree orchestral instruments ⓘ
The Polyphonic Spree guitars ⓘ
The Polyphonic Spree drums ⓘ
The Polyphonic Spree keyboards ⓘ
The Polyphonic Spree brass instruments ⓘ
The Polyphonic Spree strings ⓘ
District Disaster Management Authority standard operating procedures for disaster response ⓘ
District Development Committee district development plan ⓘ
District Development Committee annual district development budget ⓘ
Sky Sailing acoustic guitar ⓘ
Sky Sailing piano ⓘ
Sky Sailing vocals ⓘ
Austro-Russian-Saxon coalition military intervention in Poland via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
Austro-Russian-Saxon coalition diplomatic pressure on the Polish–Lithuanian nobility via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
Miaoux Miaoux synthesizer ⓘ
Miaoux Miaoux drum machine ⓘ
Miaoux Miaoux electronic keyboard ⓘ
Swope Supernova Survey CCD camera ⓘ
Josh Kiszka vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Inspectorate of Education (Netherlands) school inspections ⓘ
Inspectorate of Education (Netherlands) quality assessments ⓘ
Inspectorate of Education (Netherlands) risk analyses ⓘ
Temazcal live percussion via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Temazcal pre-recorded electronic sounds via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement arbitration under Article 25 of the DSU ⓘ
United States Sentencing Commission United States Sentencing Guidelines ⓘ
Caltech Astronomy Department optical telescopes ⓘ
Caltech Astronomy Department infrared telescopes ⓘ
Caltech Astronomy Department radio telescopes ⓘ
Jules Janssen spectroscope via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
Elias guitar ⓘ
Group of States against Corruption mutual evaluation process ⓘ
Group of States against Corruption compliance procedure ⓘ
Social Council regional social programs ⓘ
Social Council cooperation agreements ⓘ
Social Council joint social initiatives ⓘ
Carolingian liturgical reforms Capitulare de villis ⓘ
surface form: Carolingian capitularies
Carolingian liturgical reforms imperial capitularies ⓘ
Carolingian liturgical reforms synodal decrees ⓘ
Carolingian liturgical reforms correctoria for biblical and liturgical texts ⓘ
British authorities colonial police forces via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
British authorities emergency regulations via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ