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
Philip Glass Ensemble woodwinds
Philip Glass Ensemble saxophone
Philip Glass Ensemble flute
Philip Glass Ensemble clarinet
Philip Glass Ensemble voice
Philip Glass Ensemble soprano voice
Philip Glass Ensemble organ
Philip Glass Ensemble synthesizer
Philip Glass Ensemble electric keyboard
Philip Glass Ensemble amplified winds
Medicine Music primarily vocal-based arrangements via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
The Banquet (Tan Dun film score) traditional Chinese instruments
The Banquet (Tan Dun film score) orchestra
Han opera jinghu
Han opera erhu
Han opera percussion ensemble
Kunqu dizi (bamboo flute)
Kunqu xiao (vertical flute)
Kunqu pipa (lute)
Kunqu sanxian (three‑stringed lute) NERFINISHED
Kunqu erhu
Kunqu percussion instruments
Man with a Harmonica harmonica via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Harmonica (character)
surface form: Harmonica
harmonica
Bambuco Festival tiple
Bambuco Festival guitar
Bambuco Festival bandola
Bambuco Festival requinto
Die Another Day (2002 film score) orchestra via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Die Another Day (2002 film score) synthesizer via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
song "I Fall to Pieces"
surface form: I Fall to Pieces
orchestral strings via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
song "I Fall to Pieces"
surface form: I Fall to Pieces
background vocals via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
song "I Fall to Pieces"
surface form: I Fall to Pieces
pedal steel guitar via predicate surface "usesInstrumentation"
Swedish government (as Minister for the Environment) environmental regulation
Swedish government (as Minister for the Environment) economic incentives for environmental protection
Swedish government (as Minister for the Environment) environmental impact assessment procedures
Swedish government (as Minister for the Environment) climate targets and action plans
Directorate General of Human Rights
surface form: Directorate General of Human Rights (Indonesia)
national human rights action plans
Directorate General of Human Rights
surface form: Directorate General of Human Rights (Indonesia)
human rights regulations and guidelines
Listen, the Snow Is Falling guitar
Listen, the Snow Is Falling drums
Listen, the Snow Is Falling bass guitar
Listen, the Snow Is Falling keyboards
Reggaelation melodica via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform congressional hearings
Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform committee reports
“Gabriel’s Oboe” (concert piece)
surface form: Gabriel’s Oboe
oboe via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
“Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso”
surface form: Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
strings via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
“Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso”
surface form: Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso
piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"
After Bach piano via predicate surface "primaryInstrument"