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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Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Of those, the late, legendary Kodak photographer Neil Montanus was responsible for more than 50, which frequently were instructive, his photographer son Jim Montanus said. —Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The Houthis and the politics of regional instability The Houthis in Yemen, one of the conflict participants that remained surprisingly silent at the outbreak of the war, are instructive for understanding the region’s complicated and fractured dynamics. —Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Their institutional design is instructive. —Guy Vernet, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instructive
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Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Of those, the late, legendary Kodak photographer Neil Montanus was responsible for more than 50, which frequently were instructive, his photographer son Jim Montanus said. —Marcia Greenwood, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The Houthis and the politics of regional instability The Houthis in Yemen, one of the conflict participants that remained surprisingly silent at the outbreak of the war, are instructive for understanding the region’s complicated and fractured dynamics. —Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Their institutional design is instructive. —Guy Vernet, STAT, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instructive
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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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