instrumental

Example Sentences

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He has been instrumental in guiding Google’s AI ambitions, having helped develop the neural-network technology that underpins today’s large language models and a long list of other advances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

After meeting as teenagers, he and Seals moved to California together in the late ’50s to pursue music and soon joined the Champs, who’d just topped the Hot 100 with the mostly instrumental hit “Tequila.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The former was instrumental in Argentina's World Cup win in 2022, while the latter was the driving force behind PSG's first Champions League title.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Indeed, it may be instrumental in determining the fate of millions of American-born infants.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

He said, “She’s sixty-six, and her memory is better than mine and she looks young and healthy. She has more of her teeth than those who were instrumental in sending her to the institution.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey