for instance

noun

: example
I'll give you a for instance

Examples of for instance in a Sentence

Let me give you a for instance.
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One video for the song Turista, for instance, focused on Lares, the site of the 1868 Grito de Lares revolt against Spanish rule. Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025 Police will still be limited to only pursuing individuals suspected of committing a forcible violent crime — robberies, for instance, but not burglaries — or if there’s probable cause to believe a suspect is carrying a firearm. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 The forward-facing architecture is crowned by a sundeck, for instance, and framed by a semi-circular Jacuzzi. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025 One phone will be shooting from within Fenway Park’s Green Monster wall, for instance. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for instance

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of for instance was in 1959

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“For instance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20instance. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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