for example

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

"People are upset that someone from out of the area has been given a house in the area that several families had their eye on, for example," she said.

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North Korean hackers, for example have become more active and adept at using cybercrime.

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Blue Labour promotes blue-collar and culturally conservative values within the party – for example on immigration and crime – while remaining committed to left-wing economic policies.

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To further ease privacy concerns, a particular authority seeking information on a person – such as proof of age or nationality, for example – will only be able to check for those specific details.

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To ease privacy concerns, a particular authority seeking information – proof of age or nationality for example – will only be able to check for those specific details.

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Related Words

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