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.

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Example Sentences

So it's unlikely WhatsApp will be overrun with users calling themselves Donald Trump, for example.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

In its proxy statement, for example, Fox cited revenue growth at its popular streaming service Tubi and high ratings for Fox News and Fox Sports.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Jupiter, for example, contains clouds made of ammonia ice.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

On recruiting talent, for example, Portnoy collects characters and then figures out the job later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

It called for the police to take a series of incredibly specific measurements—the length of the right ear, for example, or the length of the left middle finger.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Related Words

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