instructive
adjective
in·struc·tive
in-ˈstrək-tiv 
: carrying a lesson : enlightening
instructively
adverb
instructiveness
noun
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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
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But there are historical parallels to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that may be instructive.
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Richard English, TIME, 17 May 2024
The ground on which European soccer’s executives are choosing to make their stand, though, is instructive.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Miller's decision, and those of voters like her, will be instructive for Hogan as the popular two-term former GOP governor runs for the state's open Senate seat by hoping to replicate the coalition of Republicans, independents and moderate Democrats that first sent him to Annapolis.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 16 May 2024
Looking at how the governor has handled previous budgets is instructive.
—Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
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Richard English, TIME, 17 May 2024
The ground on which European soccer’s executives are choosing to make their stand, though, is instructive.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Miller's decision, and those of voters like her, will be instructive for Hogan as the popular two-term former GOP governor runs for the state's open Senate seat by hoping to replicate the coalition of Republicans, independents and moderate Democrats that first sent him to Annapolis.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 16 May 2024
Looking at how the governor has handled previous budgets is instructive.
—Vik Jolly, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 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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