Definition of for instance
: example
- I'll give you a for instance
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Recent Examples of for instance from the Web
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If every cargo ship today switched to hydrogen fuel cells, for instance, most vessels wouldn’t have enough hydrogen on board to leave the port.
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The city council in San Juan Capistrano, for instance, recently passed a resolution against SB 54.
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California was 60 years away from statehood when the Constitution was signed, for instance.
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Amazon, for instance, had a film in competition last year — Wonderstruck — and while some purists booed it during screenings, that wasn’t much of a surprise; booing is de rigueur at Cannes.
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In the 1975 Masters, for instance, the entire top 10 was from the United States.
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Sony Music, for instance, may have more than a billion dollars worth of Spotify shares at the end of today’s direct listing.
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There is, for instance, a significant Yemeni population in Hamtramck, Michigan.
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Humor, for instance, can be a useful tool to resist unwelcome intrusions of technology.
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First Known Use of for instance
1959
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