Synonyms

1. direction

Sentence Examples

1. A young man appeared and handed her a paintbrush with instruction to paint a straight line on the end.
2. The barber told him he could manage it properly without any instruction, and as he did not care to dress himself up until they were near where Don Quixote was, he folded up the garments, and the curate adjusted his beard, and they set out under the guidance of Sancho Panza, who went along telling them of the encounter with the madman they met in the Sierra, saying nothing, however, about the finding of the valise and its contents for with all his simplicity the lad was a trifle covetous.
3. As the other teacher gives James instruction, Blair takes in the room and its occupants, not liking what she sees.
4. The bandits looked hesitantly between the swordsman who had already cut down one of their own and their apparent leader, as if waiting for some sort of instruction.
5. So, this was processing, the numerous signs that were littered around the place giving the same instruction.
6. I closed my eyes and clenched my fist, and following her instruction, I thought of myself as normal.
7. Weapons and fight training in the mornings, lunch, and then Arthur would offer instruction on the ways of knighthood, with discussion and questions afterward.
8. A round of tennis with instruction at the resort, for instance, or an hour-long massage?
9. Her disposition and abilities were equally worthy of all that friendship could do and at eighteen or nineteen she was, as far as such an early age can be qualified for the care of children, fully competent to the office of instruction herself but she was too much beloved to be parted with.
10. And in my opinion this sort of writing and composition is of the same species as the fables they call the Milesian, nonsensical tales that aim solely at giving amusement and not instruction, exactly the opposite of the apologue fables which amuse and instruct at the same time.