for-instance
[ fer-in-stuhns ]
/ fərˈɪn stəns /
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noun
an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
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How to use for-instance in a sentence
F-for instance, that night in the Cath-thedral—how solemn you were!
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