for\ example

for\ example
• for example
• for instance
adv. phr.
As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration.

Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor.

There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions.

Compare: for one thing

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  • for example — or[for instance] {adv. phr.} As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. * /Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor./ * /There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for example — or[for instance] {adv. phr.} As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. * /Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor./ * /There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • for example — adverb As an example. The book has quite a few plot holes. For example, its never explained why the main character came to town to begin with. Syn: for instance, e.g., eg, such as, like …   Wiktionary

  • for example — phrasal as an example < there are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • for example — for instance, e.g …   English contemporary dictionary

  • for example — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. for instance, as an example, to illustrate, e.g., to cite an instance, as a model, by way of illustration, to give an example, as a case in point, as, such as, like* …   English dictionary for students

  • for example — Synonyms and related words: a propos, apropos, apropos of, as, as an example, as an instance, by the by, by the way, en passant, exempli gratia, for instance, in passing, incidentally, par exemple, parenthetically, speaking of, thus, to… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • for example — by way of illustration. → example …   English new terms dictionary

  • for instance, for example — See example …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

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