instrumental

Senior quarterback Nico Iamaleava, a Long Beach native, has been instrumental in integrating to his new teammates into the area, including showing his lockermate, Ellis, where to go and where not to go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

A year ago, Green was instrumental in killing off the annual "most dismal town" Carbuncle award when he refused to accept it on behalf of Port Glasgow.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

A-Baki, born to Lebanese parents, was instrumental in brokering dialogue between Ecuador and its traditional rival Peru.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The former song is a prog-rock instrumental, while the latter is a yearning piece about striving for success: “I’ve got to keep on chasin’ a dream / I’ve gotta be on my way.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

After Tristran's death, there were those who claimed that he was a member of the Fellowship of the Castle, and was instrumental in breaking the power of the Unseelie Court.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

The vocals throughout have that patented, tingling Jayhawks sound; the instrumentals are as sharp as fans will recall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Frontwoman Florence Shaw speaks her poetic lyrics over the band’s hypnotic instrumentals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

And when Shults, who, along with directing the film, co-wrote and edited it, uses the superstar’s irresistible instrumentals in the movie, he marries his beautifully constructed images with sound to create some undeniably gripping sequences.

From Salon ● May 19, 2025

The album also features a pair of atmospheric instrumentals, “Space 1” and “Space 2,” co-written by the jammers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025

Hence, then, in the and why we have instrumental ablatives, or, simply, instrumentals.

From A Handbook of the English Language by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham