instructive
adjective
in·struc·tive
in-ˈstrək-tiv 
: carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructively
adverb
instructiveness
noun
Examples of instructive in a Sentence
an interesting and instructive lesson
an instructive demonstration of the proper way to pack a suitcase so your clothes don't arrive in a mess
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Lessons from Colombia The Peace Accords Matrix team’s work in Colombia is instructive on how an effective monitoring mechanism could be shaped in Ukraine.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
An instructive case is the fate of the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a unique and gargantuan store of 75,000 artworks, mostly consisting of books and paper, based on words and typography that was the life’s work of a Miami couple, Ruth and Marvin Sackner.
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Here, the testimonial of Richard Salmen, who gardens in the Hollywood Riviera neighborhood of Torrance, is instructive.
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Lessons from Colombia The Peace Accords Matrix team’s work in Colombia is instructive on how an effective monitoring mechanism could be shaped in Ukraine.
—Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
An instructive case is the fate of the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a unique and gargantuan store of 75,000 artworks, mostly consisting of books and paper, based on words and typography that was the life’s work of a Miami couple, Ruth and Marvin Sackner.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Here, the testimonial of Richard Salmen, who gardens in the Hollywood Riviera neighborhood of Torrance, is instructive.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for instructive
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“Instructive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instructive. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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instructive
adjective
in·struc·tive
in-ˈstrək-tiv
: giving knowledge : helping to instruct or inform
an instructive experience
instructively
adverb
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