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
Discombobulate viola ⓘ
Discombobulate cello ⓘ
Discombobulate double bass ⓘ
Discombobulate piano ⓘ
Discombobulate cimbalom ⓘ
Discombobulate percussion ⓘ
Discombobulate strings ⓘ
Discombobulate woodwinds ⓘ
Discombobulate brass ⓘ
geiko shamisen ⓘ
geiko drums ⓘ
geiko flute ⓘ
Piano Concerto grand piano ⓘ
Piano Concerto string section ⓘ
Piano Concerto woodwind section ⓘ
Piano Concerto brass section ⓘ
Piano Concerto percussion section ⓘ
Hold It Now, Hit It yes via predicate surface "usesTurntablism" ⓘ
She Watch Channel Zero!? electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
She Watch Channel Zero!? drum machine via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
She Watch Channel Zero!? turntables via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ
Adam G. Riess Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ
Stephen Lynch guitar ⓘ
Minoan religion double axe (labrys) via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Minoan religion horns of consecration via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Minoan religion libation table via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Minoan religion offering table via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Minoan religion figurines via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Minoan religion seal stones via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Minoan religion ritual vessels via predicate surface "usesRitualObject" ⓘ
Sentinel satellites
surface form: Sentinel-5P
TROPOMI via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey open market operations ⓘ
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey reserve requirements ⓘ
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey standing facilities ⓘ
Gaia synthesizer via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
Gaia drum machine via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
AVIRA digital audio workstation ⓘ
AVIRA synthesizer ⓘ
Landsat 6 Landsat 4-5 TM via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
surface form: Enhanced Thematic Mapper
British world-system British merchant navy via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
surface form: British merchant marine
British world-system Royal Navy via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
British world-system imperial preference system via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
British world-system colonial chartered companies via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
British world-system Sterling area via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
surface form: sterling area
British world-system London financial markets via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ
Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development zoning ordinance ⓘ
Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development subdivision regulations ⓘ
Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and Development comprehensive plan ⓘ
Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ
album "The Awakening"
surface form: The Awakening
piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ