How to Use instance in a Sentence

instance

noun

• They have decided not to oppose the decision in this instance.
• In most instances the disease can be controlled by medication.
• These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.
• Some instances do end in death.
  — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
• And, in this instance, who was not.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
• In many instances, the glove is the first thing to go.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• Five of those instances were against two-tight end sets.
  — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• In one instance, a male had missed 50 meals.
  — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 29 May 2026
• Name- No, give me- give me one instance.
  — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• To be sure, three instances is a small sample.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
• All that is required is one such instance.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• What’s a neighbor to do in this instance?
  — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
• In some instances, children have been hit with tear gas.
  — Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
• In other instances, a lone fish can end up in its own cave.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
• Tonga, in this instance, was ready for it.
  — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• Both of those instances proved to be good times to put money to work.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
• For those instances, start with a shadow mode to build trust.
  — Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• But one of those old instances still makes his blood run cold today.
  — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
• In all three instances, charges have been dismissed or not been brought.
  — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 29 Apr. 2026
• But in each instance, the risk was worth it, the clients report.
  — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
• In some instances, beaches might be closed.
  — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
• But all roads lead back to The Wire in this instance.
  — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
• And yet, in this one instance, this was the only way there was to pull it off.
  — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
• There are many instances of the condition that make no sound at all.
  — New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
• Wonder Twins was one of those instances.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
• There have been instances in past years when lawmakers have done so.
  — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
• In hindsight, one instance stands out in Sigg’s mind.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
• In the first instance, there is the debate about the word itself.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026
• In most instances, dry wood splits more easily than wet wood.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
• There have been other instances.
  — Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 May 2026