English Phrase of the Day
for instanceDefinitions
| English > English | |
| for instance | |
| 1. adv. (conjunctive) As an example. | |
| Analysis | |
| for | |
| 1. conj. (dated) Because. | |
| 2. prep. Towards. | |
| The astronauts headed for the moon. | |
| 3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to. | |
| I have something for you. | |
| instance | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence. | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. | |
| It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves. Hamlet IV. v. ca. 1602 | |
| 3. n. (obsolete) That which is urgent; motive. | |
| 4. n. Occasion; order of occurrence. | |
Example Sentences
For instance, you never tell people that you love them.  For instance, I thought living here might be exotic. If a rook, for instance, I can't do that. He's very practical and tough and I wouldn't want to be, for instance, a curator that messed him around. He just glides through the opening movement, for instance, never engaging with its disturbing power. |
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