for instance
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fə-ˈrin(t)-stən(t)s 
ˈfrin(t)-
: as an instance or example
older people, like my grandmother, for instance
Examples of for instance in a Sentence
Noun
Let me give you a for instance.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Most of us, for instance, are not the oil company executives who were told about the effects of CO2 emissions back in the 1970s and decided that the threat to their business outweighed the threat to the planet.
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Gabriel Winslow-Yost,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
Minnesota, for instance, has Edwards and Ball to engineer offense for months and a time, and Gobert to mask defensive indifference.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 July 2026
The model estimates, for instance, that a 55-year-old who received only a one-time $1,000 seed investment could expect their account to grow to $38,000, on average.
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Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
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Noun
Advocates of the Make America Healthy Again movement, for instance, have promoted organ meats, or offal, as some of the cheapest and most nutrient-dense foods people can eat.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
Most of us, for instance, are not the oil company executives who were told about the effects of CO2 emissions back in the 1970s and decided that the threat to their business outweighed the threat to the planet.
—
Gabriel Winslow-Yost,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
Minnesota, for instance, has Edwards and Ball to engineer offense for months and a time, and Gobert to mask defensive indifference.
—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 July 2026
The model estimates, for instance, that a 55-year-old who received only a one-time $1,000 seed investment could expect their account to grow to $38,000, on average.
—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
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“For instance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20instance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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