for example

Idioms and Phrases

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

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., for example, wasn’t sold on Gaetz as of Wednesday morning: “I’ll have to think about that one,” he told CNN.

From Salon

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, for example, only has 7% of its assets in listed equities, compared with 60% for traditional pension funds.

From BBC

For example, the Federal Communications Commission denied SpaceX nearly $900 million in federal subsidies to provide rural broadband access through its Starlink satellite network.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, Trump, who tempered criticism of electric vehicles after Musk backed him, might end a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, when China banned TV shows depicting same-sex kissing or hand-holding in 2016, producers found they could use shots of eye contact between characters to communicate intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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