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

Since the expansion into the province of Quebec in 2023, for instance, gun traces went from 100 to 200 a year to now 4,500 per year, ATF statistics show. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026

First, colleges need to make life harder for banks — for instance, by restricting them from recruiting more than a year ahead of time. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

As a result, for instance, wine production is decreasing globally, not just because of changing tastes but because heat, drought, and increasingly unstable weather are disrupting this ancient crop and craft. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

The 2020 Hong Kong National Security Law, for instance, claims jurisdiction over certain national-security offenses committed abroad against Hong Kong. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above