instrumental
Example Sentences
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This discussion should not only outline your value outside the company, but also identify how you’ve been instrumental in helping your company meet its goals.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Evans was instrumental in the decision to shift the team away from the previously announced production of “Arabian Nights,” a project once spearheaded by Baker, who died in 2014.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
But the true devastation comes in an instrumental just after the bridge.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
Musk's lawyers suggested Microsoft was instrumental in OpenAI's pivot toward being a commercial company, citing Nadella's 2023 boast: "We have the people, we have the compute, we have the data, we have everything."
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The students at Bennett and A&T were instrumental to the sit-ins’ success.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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