for instance

noun \ fə-ˈrin(t)-stənts , ˈfrin(t)- \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: for instance in a Sentence

Definition of for instance

: example

I'll give you a for instance

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Examples of for instance in a Sentence

Let me give you a for instance.

Recent Examples of for instance from the Web

Tap on Permissions to see everything the app has access to: A messaging app, for instance, might have access to SMS.

— david nield, WIRED, "How to See Everything Your Apps Are Allowed to Do," 5 July 2018
Online shops, for instance, had no way of knowing what a customer had previously ordered from them.

— The Economist, "More knock-on than networkThe story of the internet is all about layers," 28 June 2018
Their couch, for instance, can turn into a folding table, ottoman, desk, and more.

— taylor mead, House Beautiful, "This 20-Year-Old Bus Is Now A Solar-Powered Traveling Tiny Home," 27 June 2018
Lawrence, for instance, didn’t have a sack in seven games as a rookie but jumped to eight in his second season of 2015.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "'Stronger, faster' Taco Charlton definitely expects more sacks in Year 2," 1 June 2018
At EF Education First, for instance, that man is Belgium’s Sep Vanmarcke, for whom the pavé is second nature.

— joshua robinson, WSJ, "The Biggest Booby-Trap at the Tour de France: Cobblestone Roads," 13 July 2018
The retail industry, for instance, a traditional place for teenagers to land summer work, is shifting away from brick and mortar stores and toward online sales, Mr. Challenger said.

— ann carrns, New York Times, "The Virtues of a Summer Job," 13 July 2018
In nearby New Britain, for instance, Alvarium opened last year, and Five Churches followed this spring.

— don stacom, Courant Community, "New Brewery Looks to Offer Craft Beer In Bristol By End of 2018," 13 July 2018
In Madison, for instance, there are 14 locations for early voting available.

— max bayer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Absentee ballots available ahead of Aug. 14 primary," 13 July 2018

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