instructive
adjective
in·struc·tive
in-ˈstrək-tiv 
: carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructively
adverb
instructiveness
noun
Synonyms
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 on the Web
In his testimony last month, Hur did notably point to both the transcript and audio of his interview with Biden as instructive to his ultimate decision not to pursue criminal charges against the president.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The report also calls attention to instructive practices at two Fortune 500 companies.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The Black Sea Grain Initiative—an agreement among Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey to temporarily lift the Russian blockade of Ukraine and resume grain exports through the international waters of the Black Sea—provides an instructive model for preventing military interference in the food trade.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
But locating a deal with an instructive point, checking the analysis, and coming up with a setting in which to present the deal take time.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
London Business School Professor Lynda Gratton’s research carries instructive insights.
—Cameron Yarbrough, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
On the whole, buyer's discretion is very instructive when deciding on which keto product to go for.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
As for what Putin does now, the 2004 terrorist attack in Beslan may be instructive.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
Related article As a fifth term for Vladimir Putin looms, Russia is stepping up its war on its own people
The case of Nazarbayev, however, may have proven instructive for the Kremlin.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The report also calls attention to instructive practices at two Fortune 500 companies.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
The Black Sea Grain Initiative—an agreement among Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey to temporarily lift the Russian blockade of Ukraine and resume grain exports through the international waters of the Black Sea—provides an instructive model for preventing military interference in the food trade.
—Zach Helder, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2024
But locating a deal with an instructive point, checking the analysis, and coming up with a setting in which to present the deal take time.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
London Business School Professor Lynda Gratton’s research carries instructive insights.
—Cameron Yarbrough, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
On the whole, buyer's discretion is very instructive when deciding on which keto product to go for.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024
As for what Putin does now, the 2004 terrorist attack in Beslan may be instructive.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
Related article As a fifth term for Vladimir Putin looms, Russia is stepping up its war on its own people
The case of Nazarbayev, however, may have proven instructive for the Kremlin.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
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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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