instrumental

The South African's work had been "instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted", said the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Jørgen Watne Frydnes.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“This year’s laureate has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

He was instrumental in creating the branding that came to be known as “Dodger Blue” and was directing the team’s marketing efforts when the Dodgers passed the 3-million mark in attendance for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He has been instrumental in implementing her strategy of "de-demonisation" to try and rid the party of the toxic legacy of its founder, her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was openly antisemitic.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

A register is a distinctive part of a vocal or instrumental range.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Both the Smiths and mariachi music can drive even the most macho Mexican man to tears with their poetic lyrics and layered instrumentals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, and surrealist artwork, “Mellon Collie” tested the Smashing Pumpkins’ limits as a band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 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

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