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 February, for instance, the Department of Justice joined a lawsuit brought by the 1776 Project Foundation, alleging that the Los Angeles Unified School District had violated the law by conditioning funding on the basis of student race. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 9 Mar. 2026

In late 2010, for instance, Krauss was organizing another event with high-profile scientists in the Virgin Islands. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026

The moon, for instance, is Earth's closest neighbor at 239,000 miles away. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

The Van Gogh attribution, for instance, was subsequently matched by more conventional research, including technical analyses and studies of the artist’s letters (museum experts concluded that the portrait’s unusually dampened colors simply reflected Van Gogh’s troubled mental state at the time). —Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above