instance
noun
a case or occurrence of anything.
Example Sentences
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A proposal has been put forward to add to Article 27 of the regulations a list of instances whereby a ban cannot be suspended.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
In some instances, federal agencies have mounted criminal cases against recipients of taxpayer money earmarked for homelessness services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The duo measured the stock market’s trailing four-year total return for each month since the late 1700s, finding many instances in which it was better than it has been currently.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
While other AI models were implicated in certain other instances, most known cases were associated with OpenAI’s chatbot, and in particular the GPT-4o model, which was in service from May 2024 until early this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
So they regrouped all of their forces around ten adjacent instances of the Zork playing field near the planet’s south pole.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
