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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Take trans people, for instance. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025 Utopia, for instance, was the first of Royal Caribbean’s game-changing Oasis Class to launch with three and four-night sailings. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 South Carolina Representative Ralph Norman, for instance, reintroduced a constitutional amendment that would bar members of Congress from receiving a salary while the federal government is in a shutdown. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 In its first meeting, for instance, Kennedy’s ACIP voted to remove recommendations for flu vaccines that contain the preservative thimerosal, following the counsel of an anti-vaccine activist. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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