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

Noun

In 1971, for instance, eighty-six per cent of English elementary-school children had permission to walk home from school alone; that number dropped to thirty-five per cent in 1990, and to twenty-five per cent in 2010. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

The bathroom, for instance, is housed in its own circular pod, while the kitchen sits in a central pit. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

The apparel manufacturer İsparko, for instance, is reportedly looking at opportunities to establish a factory in partnership with Syrian investors. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

In 2006, for instance, a Hezbollah cruise missile struck the Israeli corvette Hanit, which was operating in the waters off Lebanon. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

1597, in the meaning defined above