instance
noun
a case or occurrence of anything.
have instanced
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present perfectof instance.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If, an hour before, he had been asked what kind of life came nearest his ideal, perhaps he would have replied, "The literary life," and he would have instanced Vickars.
From Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson
The Donatist controversy was known to me for some years, as I have instanced above.
From Apologia pro Vita Sua by John Henry Newman
My correspondent would hardly have instanced the Boers in his reference to England's misdeeds, had he reflected upon the part the Boers have played in England's struggle with Germany.
From A Straight Deal or The Ancient Grudge by Owen Wister
We have instanced a few examples of the earlier time as showing the principal features of the style.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
I have instanced Mr. Villiers as an eminent talker.
From Collections and Recollections by George William Erskine Russell
