instrumental
Example Sentences
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Schroyer was instrumental in the implementation in Oklahoma, Tipton said, and helped coordinate a new push by ICE to do the training virtually.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
"These results show that impacts were instrumental in driving hydrothermal changes to the early Earth's crust, with important consequences for the geochemical evolution of near-surface environments."
From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026
He also believes that Poland-based Ukrainians could be instrumental in helping Kyiv's bid to join the bloc.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Gilberto Mora, a 17-year-old midfielder from Tijuana and the team’s youngest player at the World Cup, was instrumental in the second half, setting up several of the plays that decided the outcome.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
When the Haudenosaunee hunted these animals, the historian William Cronon observed, they were harvesting a foodstuff which they had consciously been instrumental in creating.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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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