How to Use for instance in a Sentence

for instance

noun

• Let me give you a for instance.
• But if the barber is not part of M—for instance, if the barber is a woman or unable to grow a beard—then the definition is permitted.
  — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
• So, for instance, the Rosh Hashanah (the new year) doesn’t always fall on Jan. 1.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• But in El Cajon, for instance, there was a large encampment.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
• Some teams with engineers, for instance, are encouraged to come in three days a week.
  — Susie Gharib, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023
• Take John, for instance, a twenty-nine-year-old living in Brooklyn.
  — Byanne Lester, Fortune, 3 July 2024
• At Columbia’s, for instance, there might be 30 or so patients at a time, with most staying for three to five days.
  — Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
• Take, for instance, her date-night outfits alongside Mr. Clooney.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2022
• Take, for instance, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene in Terminator 2 where Arnold Schwarzenegger’s face is swapped onto the body of a stuntman.
  — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 21 July 2023
• Europe, for instance, had its second-warmest year on record in 2022.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• On TikTok, for instance, Itssonasty’s burning look includes sunglasses, necklace and bathing suit outlines, which has garnered 1.2 million views.
  — Jennifer Weil, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Sep 2024