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

Phrase

And that’s a pretty different kind of unanswerable question than, for instance, how the universe began. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The Kohl’s store at Kendall’s Palms at Town and Country strip center, for instance, has Claire’s merch. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Neptune retrograde in Aries, for instance, asks us to question everything from our levels of assertion to our individual freedom. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

The last stop on Sheeran’s Loop Tour, for instance, is Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, which found itself in a similar spot earlier this summer after booking two Kanye West concerts. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1959, in the meaning defined above

Phrase

1597, in the meaning defined above