How to Use for instance in a Sentence

for instance

noun
Definition of for instancenext
  • Let me give you a for instance.
  • So, for instance, the Rosh Hashanah (the new year) doesn’t always fall on Jan. 1.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, for instance, was one of the wettest on record in New England.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
  • Tyreek Hill, for instance, is on the books for $31 million next year.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Obama, for instance, did so much with the garden and for kids.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The gilded crown on the top, for instance, was carved from oak that was found on the HMS Victory.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2023
  • One of his patients, for instance, is Vasiliy Lomachenko, one of the best boxers in the world.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
  • The Eurasian eagle owl, for instance, is one of the largest and most widely distributed owls in the world.
    — Emily Harwitz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
  • And though the details are obscured—the scene of the crime is a pet shop, for instance—the reference is plain.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
  • While there are lots of great deals on things like mattresses for instance, that's just the tip of the iceberg.
    — Heath Owens, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The ones down the street, for instance, are tiny bungalows with taupe siding, white trim and gabled roofs.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The outer pods in the lower front bumper, for instance, each contain a mass of logos.
    — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
  • None of this is normal—for instance, on a Pixel, every app runs at the max frame rate.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The film isn’t perfect: What ends up happening to Hawa, for instance, is a bit too tidy.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Ford, for instance, has lowered the price of the Mustang Mach-E by an average of $4,500 per car.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
  • His older three kids, for instance, were all in Dances with Wolves as youngsters.
    — Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
  • Its mask, for instance, is made of bone, not some advanced metal.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
  • There’s nothing wrong with a printer as a piece of hardware, for instance.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Take, for instance, the Uvalde, Texas shooting that killed 19 school children and their two teachers.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Death caps, for instance, can look much like straw and Gypsy mushrooms.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In 2018, for instance, the Polish sausage was laid to rest, and in its place rose such un-food-court-like items as an açai fruit bowl with granola.
    — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022
  • His team helped with the audio isolation on the new Revolver set for instance.
    — Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Take, for instance, the property’s exclusive art pieces, some of which hang from the ceiling in the lobby.
    — Carine Lavache, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • Maiwenn’s movie, for instance, is about the place of women in politics.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Apr. 2023
  • In Asia, for instance, in the big cities in China like Hong Kong, people tend to like to be in the office, because apartments are rather small.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Some of last year’s shelves will be replaced by circus wagons this year, for instance.
    — Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
  • New Asgard does exist in our universe, for instance, or in our film.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Auburn, for instance, offered sales and fuel tax breaks as part an agreement voted on in 2021 to land a Buc-ee’s.
    — John Sharp, al, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Truitt, for instance, is interviewed in an ornate church surrounded by lit candles, and later episodes delve into his crime and his own happy ending.
    — Kelly Goodner, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2024
  • In Saudi Arabia, for instance, the momentum around Vision 2030 is setting the stage for digital transformation like never before.
    — Mansour Alajmi, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

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