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.
Recent Examples on the Web Separately, a magnesium supplement could mess with the function of some meds, for instance, reducing the efficacy of common antibiotics or increasing your absorption of certain diabetes drugs. Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Sep. 2024 Paisley, for instance, will deliver both a tribute to the late Charley Pride along with performing his new single. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024 In Iceland, for instance, the lava that emerged from the middle of the Reykjanes Peninsula in March 2021, for the first time in eight centuries, began as a dramatic spectacle. Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024 Southern California Edison, for instance, offers free trees to some customers through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Canopy and Energy-Saving Trees programs. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for instance 

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Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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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 7 Oct. 2024.

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