instrumental
Example Sentences
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The witness most instrumental to Fernandez’s conviction also admitted at trial to a history of lying in court.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Yet some Hong Kong entities play an instrumental role in efforts to flout restrictions, according to a new report by the China Strategic Risks Institute, a London-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Tim Moloney KC, representing the bereaved families, said they were "instrumental" in ensuring the audit of the data breaches happened.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
His performance on “Why Was I Born,” one of the tracks on the recording, was also awarded a Grammy for jazz instrumental solo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
He also regarded as suspect the instrumental nature, and murky methods, of rhetorical persuasion—which, by contrast with the strict logic of philosophical inquiry, they are.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Vocabulary lists containing instrumental
Flowers for Algernon
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Latin Love, Vol I: struere
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The Tale of Despereaux
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