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
Public Buildings Service (GSA)
surface form: Public Buildings Service
long-term leases
Public Buildings Service (GSA)
surface form: Public Buildings Service
build-to-suit lease agreements
Public Buildings Service (GSA)
surface form: Public Buildings Service
design-build construction contracts
Basel Chamber Orchestra modern instruments via predicate surface "usesInstruments"
Basel Chamber Orchestra period-informed setup via predicate surface "usesInstruments"
Little Red Rooster electric guitar
Little Red Rooster harmonica
Little Red Rooster bass
Little Red Rooster drums
Little Red Rooster piano
Waikato River Authority Waikato River Clean-up Trust funding
Backbone vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Red Sparowes pedal steel guitar
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center seismometers
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center tide gauges
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center tsunami buoys
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center DART buoys
United Nations country team in Angola United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
surface form: UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Angola
United Nations country team in South Sudan United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
surface form: United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for South Sudan
Phoenix lander Robotic Arm via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander Robotic Arm Camera via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander Surface Stereo Imager via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander SAM gas chromatograph via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
surface form: Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
Phoenix lander Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander Meteorological Station via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander Lidar via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander TEGA ovens via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Phoenix lander MECA wet chemistry lab via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
WMAP Team WMAP via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
surface form: Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
Low Frequency Instrument radiometer via predicate surface "usesDetectorType"
Planck 2013 results Planck focal plane via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
surface form: Planck Low Frequency Instrument
Planck 2013 results Planck focal plane via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
surface form: Planck High Frequency Instrument
CCC
surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
nonrecourse commodity loans
CCC
surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
direct payments to producers
CCC
surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
commodity purchases
CCC
surface form: Commodity Credit Corporation
storage payments
Food for Progress commodity donations
Food for Progress concessional commodity sales
Food for Progress financial assistance
Food for Progress technical assistance
Do You See synth-heavy funk grooves via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
United Nations country team in Democratic Republic of the Congo United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
surface form: UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Democratic Republic of the Congo
United Nations country team in Sudan UN joint programmes in Sudan
United Nations country team in Sudan pooled funding mechanisms in Sudan
United Nations country team in Sudan common country analysis for Sudan
United Nations country team in Sudan United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks
surface form: UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Sudan
Planck 2018 results Planck Low Frequency Instrument ONDG