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Idioms  

1. Also, for instance. As an illustration of something, as in Dress casually, in blue jeans, for example, or This program has problems—for instance, it's hard to retrieve lost data. The first expression, which dates from the late 1500s, is used throughout this book to illustrate how an idiom is used. The variant dates from the mid-1600s.

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To gain more agency, for example, you can tend the garden for an hour or write your autobiography.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Differences in the texture and density of the regolith, for example, could influence how rover wheels move across the surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Students who want to go "up the scale" will be allowed, Burke said, for example, if a student finishes a bachelor's degree and then wants to complete a masters.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The odds of being laid off, for example, haven’t changed appreciably since the 1950s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Cassiopeia expressed her feelings through the use of math problems: Four Minus One Equals SO SAD, for example, or Three Plus One Equals HOORAY.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

• as
• e.g.
• for instance
• such as
• thus