instrumental
adjective
serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
instrumentals
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pluralof instrumental.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The album is split between instrumentals and songs, but the use of samples—often including pitch-shifted voices—and sense of flow make it feel like a single unified work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Even his former nemesis Wiley paid respects, posting a video of one of Ellis's instrumentals with a dove emoji.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 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
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
