for instance

noun

: example
I'll give you a for instance

Examples of for instance in a Sentence

Let me give you a for instance.
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Google, for instance, changed the title of Chief Diversity Officer Melonie Parker to vice president of Googler engagement. 5. Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025 An Oscar, for instance, is a little over eight pounds. R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk, for instance, has doubled down on his goal of cutting government spending and downsizing federal agencies. Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025 And even certain medications could screw with your typical cycle, for instance antidepressants and antipsychotics (which, in a roundabout way, may pump up your levels of ovulation-blocking prolactin) and steroids, which mimic the cortisol release of a stress response. Korin Miller, SELF, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for for instance

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of for instance was in 1959

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“For instance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20instance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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