for instance

1 of 2

noun

fə-ˈrin(t)-stənts 

ˈfrin(t)-

: example

I'll give you a for instance.

for instance

2 of 2

phrase

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Phrase

Policymakers had thought economic management involved simple trade-offs -- unemployment, for instance, would stay low at a time of high inflation and rise when inflation fell. — Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

The Earth Kingdom is very height of the Chinese bureaucracy-coded, for instance, while the Fire Nation simmers with the sharp industrialism of Imperial Japan. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Spiders, for instance, have muscles surrounding their venom glands, which contract and eject venom through hollow fangs. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

Investors could create a TIPS bond ladder with varying maturities, pegged to their income needs over the next decade, for instance. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

1597, in the meaning defined above