textbook case/example
noun
: a classic, perfect case/example
The scandal is a textbook case/example of corporate greed.
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Erin offers a timely example Hurricane Erin is a textbook example of a Cabo Verde hurricane—a type of storm that forms near the Cabo Verde Islands off Africa's west coast.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
This is a textbook example of gaslighting: a manipulation tactic used to persuade others that their convictions are false, imaginary or have no basis in reality whatsoever, despite them being true.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The investigation into a 2007 bank heist — as described in court documents — seemed like a textbook case of a bank robbery solved with the help of eyewitnesses and an anonymous tip.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
Intermountain Healthcare’s sepsis early warning system is a textbook example.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
This is a textbook example of gaslighting: a manipulation tactic used to persuade others that their convictions are false, imaginary or have no basis in reality whatsoever, despite them being true.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
The investigation into a 2007 bank heist — as described in court documents — seemed like a textbook case of a bank robbery solved with the help of eyewitnesses and an anonymous tip.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 24 July 2025
Intermountain Healthcare’s sepsis early warning system is a textbook example.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for textbook case/example
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