for example

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.

---

Example Sentences

If you live in a state with high estate tax, for example, life-insurance proceeds can help your estate pay those taxes.

From MarketWatch

Steak prices, for example, dropped more than 2% from December to January, though they are up nearly 13% from a year ago.

From BBC

China, for example, saw its U.S. exports decline in 2025 yet had strong overall export growth and a record trade surplus thanks to higher sales in other markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Other groups are providing nonviolent civil disobedience training, for example, which organizers describe as calling attention to the injustice of the current policy.

From Salon

The finale, for example, unfolds amid cracked volcanic rocks and lava.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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