for instance

As an example.

Adverb

  1. As an example.
    • Not everything in the economy is getting worse. For instance, inflation has recently fallen.
    • At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling...
    • "Such an outcome would be unusual?" / "Exceptional. But then there are exceptions. And I'm straining every nerve to make this one!" / "And the suffering — such as today's, for instance — is unavoidable?" - 1907, Edith...

Forms

f'rinstance frinstance fer instance ferinstance fer-instance

Synonyms

for example e.g. exempli gratia

Noun

  1. An example.
    • Here's a for instance.

Forms

for instances f'rinstance frinstance fer instance ferinstance fer-instance