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

Does a high-sugar diet on antibiotics for, say, an ear infection, set you up for other infections down the road, for example? — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Shoppers who are near a Target, for example, have been charged higher prices than those shopping at home. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Sometimes releases are allowed, despite the climate impact of methane, for example when a pressure relief valve is vented on a gas tank as part of maintenance. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

So for example, a very simple example of a space is something like the circle. — Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for for example

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