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
Metastaseis strings ⓘ
Metastaseis woodwinds ⓘ
Metastaseis brass ⓘ
Metastaseis percussion ⓘ
Somebody to Love piano via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Somebody to Love electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Somebody to Love bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Somebody to Love drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Bicycle Race electric guitar ⓘ
Bicycle Race bass guitar ⓘ
Bicycle Race drums ⓘ
Bicycle Race piano ⓘ
Rock and Roll Music electric guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Rock and Roll Music vocals via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ
Super-Kamiokande Collaboration water Cherenkov detector via predicate surface "usesDetectorType" ⓘ
Son Lux electronics ⓘ
Son Lux synthesizer ⓘ
Son Lux guitar ⓘ
Son Lux drums ⓘ
Everything You Touch Becomes a Crutch acoustic guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Under the Iron Sea Tour piano via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Under the Iron Sea Tour drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Under the Iron Sea Tour bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Under the Iron Sea Tour synthesizer via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Patience acoustic guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Patience whistling via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
The Boys of Summer synthesizer ⓘ
The Boys of Summer electric guitar ⓘ
The Boys of Summer drums ⓘ
Landsat 4 Landsat 4-5 TM via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
surface form: Thematic Mapper
Landsat 4 Landsat 5 via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
surface form: Multispectral Scanner
Biodiversity Committee (BDC) OSPAR Commission ⓘ
surface form: OSPAR Recommendations
Biodiversity Committee (BDC) Oslo-Paris Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic ⓘ
surface form: OSPAR Decisions
Biodiversity Committee (BDC) OSPAR Guidelines ⓘ
Yesterdays New Quintet sampler via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Yesterdays New Quintet keyboards via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Yesterdays New Quintet drums via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Yesterdays New Quintet bass guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
MF DOOM voice ⓘ
Commission Plenary International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ
Political Section
surface form: Political Section (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
diplomatic reporting cables ⓘ
Political Section
surface form: Political Section (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
political analysis ⓘ
Political Section
surface form: Political Section (U.S. Embassy Berlin)
diplomatic demarches ⓘ
Monetary Policy Department of Sveriges Riksbank policy rate analysis ⓘ
Monetary Policy Department of Sveriges Riksbank macroeconomic models ⓘ
Monetary Policy Department of Sveriges Riksbank forecasting models ⓘ
Landsat 5 Landsat 4-5 TM via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
surface form: Thematic Mapper
hejnał mariacki trumpet ⓘ
hejnał mariacki bugle ⓘ
Discombobulate violin ⓘ