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

Take, for example, his second assist from the Community Shield match against Manchester City. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

To make a famous ivory-navy-and-red bouclé suit worn by Coco herself, for example, the team used combs from Walmart to crosshatch the paint’s surface and added dollops of paint to imitate bouclé’s popcorn texture. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

The downtown plan was amended in fall 2004, for example, to include using TIF to help cover parking for a downtown area. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2026

Location, for example, is only one of many important factors, such as having sustained support not only from any surrounding communities but also from commercial customers. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for for example

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