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
The Dirty Knobs bass guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
The Dirty Knobs drums via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Normandy Format Minsk agreements NERFINISHED
Federal Insurance Administration flood insurance policies
Federal Insurance Administration flood hazard mapping and zoning requirements
The Pipes and Drums of the Gordon Highlanders Great Highland bagpipe
The Pipes and Drums of the Gordon Highlanders snare drum
The Pipes and Drums of the Gordon Highlanders bass drum
The Pipes and Drums of the Gordon Highlanders tenor drum
Scottish military pipe band Great Highland bagpipe NERFINISHED
Scottish military pipe band snare drum
Scottish military pipe band bass drum
Scottish military pipe band tenor drum
State Executive Service of Ukraine enforcement proceedings
Don’t Leave Me
surface form: Don't Leave Me
synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Don’t Leave Me
surface form: Don't Leave Me
drum programming via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Don’t Leave Me
surface form: Don't Leave Me
keyboards via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Katie Kresek violin via predicate surface "performsInstrument"
Makaha Sons of Niʻihau guitar
Makaha Sons of Niʻihau ukulele
Makaha Sons of Niʻihau bass
Makaha Sons of Niʻihau percussion
Wild Wild Life guitars via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Wild Wild Life keyboards via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Wild Wild Life bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Wild Wild Life drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Greenville Symphony Orchestra orchestra via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Bourbon coalition combined fleets and armies via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Bourbon coalition coordinated diplomacy via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Safiye Sultan diplomatic gifts to European courts via predicate surface "usedInstrument"
Sylvia’s Mother acoustic guitar
Sylvia’s Mother piano
Sylvia’s Mother drums
Gendang Beleq dance large drum
Gendang Beleq dance gendang beleq NERFINISHED
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution acoustic guitar
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution bass guitar
Talkin' 'bout a Revolution drums
Tears for Fears (touring band) electric guitar
Tears for Fears (touring band) bass guitar
Tears for Fears (touring band) drum kit
Tears for Fears (touring band) keyboards
Tears for Fears (touring band) synthesizer
Tears for Fears (touring band) percussion
Tears for Fears (touring band) acoustic guitar
Evolution vocals via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Epirote music clarinet
Epirote music violin
Epirote music laouto NERFINISHED
Epirote music defi (frame drum)