be instrumental
Example Sentences
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Indeed, it may be instrumental in determining the fate of millions of American-born infants.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
The campaign was designed in the vein of South African boycotts decades ago, which proved to be instrumental in ending apartheid, that country’s racial segregation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025
The man who would later be instrumental in tackling Britain's trade unions became a scourge of the airline's management.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
South Sudan’s health minister, Yolanda Awel Deng, said the new vaccine, alongside other preventive measures such as insecticide-treated bed nets and timely access to medical care, will be instrumental in a push to eliminate malaria.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
The girl’s name, reader, was Miggery Sow And though she did not yet know it, she would be instrumental in helping the rat work his revenge.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
