for example

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

In Kern County, for example, 3,303 mail-in ballots — or 1.95% of returned mail-in ballots — were not counted in the 2025 special election because they arrived too late.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It did so, nominating thousands of ingredients, including, for example, purified water and asparagus.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Signs that wage growth is becoming widespread, for example, could boost tightening expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Watching them in away games was a must, for example.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Only on rare occasions did their good behavior falter: for example, when peas were unexpectedly served at luncheon.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Related Words

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