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Definition of instructive
: carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructively
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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
Recent Examples of instructive from the Web
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The case of a 2015 draft prospect, UC Santa Barbara’s Alan Williams, is instructive.
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Judge had an instructive if seemingly unproductive late-season callup in 2016, but Bellinger had no major-league experience prior to late April.
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Her takeaways are instructive and, for Republican leaders, challenging.
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Yet Trump’s similarities with Jackson—and the wider forces marshaled by both men—are more instructive than the comparisons to Nixon’s obstruction of justice.
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All of this can be instructive for people of color looking to turn back the tide of racism and violence spawned since the election of Donald Trump.
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Looking forward, a lot of Clintonistas see instructive parallels and lessons that Trump and his staff could learn from their experience.
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Homayoun said parents and teens are both aware that social media footprints have real consequences, but our conversations about them have been fear-based, rather than instructive.
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For anyone concerned about the extremism in Washington, D.C. today, the past four years in North Carolina may be instructive.
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First Known Use of instructive
1611
INSTRUCTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
instructive
playDefinition of instructive for English Language Learners
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: providing knowledge or information : helping to instruct someone
INSTRUCTIVE Defined for Kids
instructive
playDefinition of instructive for Students
: helping to give knowledge or information an instructive book
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