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 |
| usedInstrument | 387 |
| performerInstrument | 217 |
| usesDetectorType | 62 |
| usesRitualObject | 48 |
| usesInstruments | 41 |
| usesAccelerator | 33 |
| performsInstrument | 23 |
| usesInstrumentalForces | 19 |
| usesPlanningInstrument | 17 |
| useInstrument | 16 |
| hasSignatureInstrument | 15 |
| employsInstrument | 5 |
| usesTools | 5 |
| hasAcousticInstrumentation | 4 |
| usesElectricOrganFor | 4 |
| usesEnforcementTool | 4 |
| usesGroundInstrument | 4 |
| equippedWithInstrument | 3 |
| usesInstrumentalOf | 3 |
| mainlyUsesInstrument | 2 |
| usesInstrumentSuite | 2 |
| usesSonar | 2 |
| primaryInstrumentApplied | 1 |
| usedInstrumentOfPower | 1 |
| usedInstruments | 1 |
| usesElectronicInstruments | 1 |
| usesMusicalTool | 1 |
| usesPrimaryInstrument | 1 |
| usesTurntablism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Incident at Neshabur | keyboards via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Incident at Neshabur | Latin percussion via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | electric guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | percussion via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | congas via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | timbales via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | drums via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | bass guitar via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Guajira | keyboards via predicate surface "performerInstrument" ⓘ |
| Gypsy Queen | guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
|
song "Her Diamonds"
surface form:
Her Diamonds
|
piano via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
song "Her Diamonds"
surface form:
Her Diamonds
|
guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
song "Her Diamonds"
surface form:
Her Diamonds
|
drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| B.B. King's electric blues | electric guitar ⓘ |
| B.B. King – Blues on Top of Blues | electric guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| Tristan Murail | computer ⓘ |
|
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
surface form:
Brilliant Disguise
|
electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
surface form:
Brilliant Disguise
|
keyboards via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
surface form:
Brilliant Disguise
|
drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
Bruce Springsteen – Brilliant Disguise
surface form:
Brilliant Disguise
|
bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Rock and Roll Radio | electric guitar ⓘ |
| Rock and Roll Radio | bass guitar ⓘ |
| Rock and Roll Radio | drums ⓘ |
| Rock and Roll Radio | saxophone ⓘ |
| Kubo and the Two Strings (film score) | orchestra ⓘ |
| Kubo and the Two Strings (film score) | traditional Japanese instruments ⓘ |
| Huddersfield Choral Society | orchestra via predicate surface "usesInstrumentalForces" ⓘ |
|
Division of Air Quality
surface form:
Division of Air Quality (New Jersey)
|
ambient air monitoring stations ⓘ |
|
Division of Air Quality
surface form:
Division of Air Quality (New Jersey)
|
air quality models ⓘ |
| Bringin' On the Heartbreak | electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Bringin' On the Heartbreak | bass guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Bringin' On the Heartbreak | drums via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Bringin' On the Heartbreak | keyboards (on later remix) via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| MESECVI Committee of Experts | multilateral evaluation rounds ⓘ |
| This Train Dub | bass guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| This Train Dub | drums via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| This Train Dub | electric guitar via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| This Train Dub | keyboards via predicate surface "primaryInstrument" ⓘ |
| SPS Committee | notification procedures for SPS measures ⓘ |
| Elite | digital audio workstation ⓘ |
| Elite | drum machine ⓘ |
| Elite | sampler ⓘ |
|
The Friends of Mr Cairo (album)
surface form:
The Friends of Mr Cairo
|
synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
The Friends of Mr Cairo (album)
surface form:
The Friends of Mr Cairo
|
drum machines via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
|
The Friends of Mr Cairo (album)
surface form:
The Friends of Mr Cairo
|
orchestral arrangements via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation" ⓘ |
| Cold War Western bloc | covert operations via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Cold War Western bloc | military alliances via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Cold War Western bloc | economic aid via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Cold War Western bloc | propaganda campaigns via predicate surface "usedInstrument" ⓘ |
| Central Readiness Force Band | brass instruments ⓘ |