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 Bears bass guitar
The Bears drums
The Bears vocals
Bleek Gilliam trumpet via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Ingrian folk dances kantele
Ingrian folk dances accordion
Ingrian folk dances fiddle
Awa Odori dance festival
surface form: Awa Odori
shamisen
Awa Odori dance festival
surface form: Awa Odori
taiko drums
Awa Odori dance festival
surface form: Awa Odori
shinobue flute NERFINISHED
Awa Odori dance festival
surface form: Awa Odori
kane (bell)
Priscilla Natalie Hartranft guitar
Providence College Pep Band brass instruments
Providence College Pep Band woodwind instruments
Providence College Pep Band percussion instruments
Cloverfield (2018 film, The Cloverfield Paradox) score orchestra via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Cloverfield (2018 film, The Cloverfield Paradox) score electronic elements via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Defiance (TV series) score orchestra
Defiance (TV series) score percussion
Defiance (TV series) score strings
Defiance (TV series) score ethnic instruments
French Kissin' synthesizers via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
French Kissin' drum machines via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
French Kissin' electric guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
The Jazz Passengers saxophone
The Jazz Passengers trombone
The Jazz Passengers vibraphone
The Jazz Passengers guitar
The Jazz Passengers bass
The Jazz Passengers drums
Three Days of the Condor (film score) orchestra
Three Days of the Condor (film score) rhythm section
Three Days of the Condor (film score) brass
Three Days of the Condor (film score) saxophone
Panchari melam chenda
Panchari melam ilathalam
Panchari melam kombu
Panchari melam kurunkuzhal NERFINISHED
Panchari melam chenda via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Baoulé people talking drum
Baoulé people xylophone
Baoulé people rattles
Janapada (folk songs) dappu (frame drum)
Janapada (folk songs) kollu (clappers)
Janapada (folk songs) local percussion instruments
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) trumpet
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) trombone
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) tuba
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) French horn NERFINISHED
Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestration by Maurice Ravel) flute