for example

phrase

fər-ig-ˈzam-pəl 

frig-

: as an example

There are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example.

Examples of for example in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2022, for example, ESPN reported ticket revenue at Wembley was 40% higher than a standard home game at EverBank. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

OpenAI, for example, expects to spend more than $25 billion on training alone this year. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

If someone is on a phone call planning a vacation, for example, the Bee Frontier or Bee Eclipse will create a summary of the trip, documenting details such as flight times or hotel reservations. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Under New York law, for example, providers need explicit consent from patients to access their data from health information exchanges. — Alex Rosenblat — Calmatters, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for for example

• subsample
• ample
• sample
• trample
• counterexample
• hippocampal