How to Use for instance in a Sentence

for instance

noun

• 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
• Take, for instance, the walkout to push-up to mountain climber.
  — SELF, 23 Mar. 2022
• 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
• The 720-square foot beach club at the stern, for instance, has foldout balconies that increase the size.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2022
• Take, for instance, when she was asked by Cartier to join them at this year’s Met Gala.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 May 2022
• 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 tyrannosaurus rex, for instance, had longer and larger arms than abelisaurids, but don't let their puny arms fool you.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• 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
• The list of country songs that mention beer, for instance, is without end.
  — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 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
• Pastries in a bag that would sell for $18 total in the morning are offered for just $6, for instance.
  — Peiyu Lin, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Many herder dogs, for instance—border collies and the like—remain very herder-y.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2022
• Chances are, a week of downtime around the holidays will not undo months of burnout, for instance.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 19 Dec. 2024
• Reagan, for instance, sent U.S. troops to invade the small island of Grenada in 1983.
  — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 10 Mar 2025