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  • noun An example.

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Examples

  • "Like the time Lisa wore those shoes with the fruit on them and you asked her if somebody dropped anhors d'oeuvreon her foot," she said, giving me a for-instance.

    My Drifter Doppelganger 2010

  • Upon re-reading, I feel that the for-instance is a bit complicated, but I do this pretty much on the fly, and its purpose is to illustrate, not be final copy.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Toggling from editor to writer and back again 2007

  • Let's look at a prime for-instance that the NAFTA haters and fear-mongers target: the manufacturing-heavy state of Pennsylvania, the land of the gun-toting bitter and the religious fundies.

    It's NAFTA, Stupid 2008

  • I'm thinking Karl Rove, as a for-instance, manipulating and gaming our voting system (s) to get neo-fascist conservatives elected to high office.

    Ed Schultz Is Pinocchio: Charisma Without Intellect Equals Cartoon Character 2008

  • Here's a 'for-instance,' which I saw last week on MSNBC -- a brief discussion about whether or not one of the candidates intended an obscene gesture when scratching his face.

    Jodi Lampert: Deconstructing John: Revisiting His Bad Language 2008

  • Just one for-instance: The normal way of choosing U.S.

    Diving Deeper Into the Muck of Bush Scandals 2007

  • A for-instance: in the early 1990s, when many major banks were effectively insolvent, the Fed bailed them out by lowering short rates, handing them huge profits at the expense of people who depended on CD income for food money.

    Opinion: Reality Check on the Fed 2007

  • But first, for Spider's benefit, I had to provide what he called a for-instance.

    The mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

  • But first, for Spider's benefit, I had to provide what he called a for-instance.

    the mission song Le Carre, John, 1931- 2006

  • Just as a for-instance, the Yankees could've used Nick Johnson when Jason Giambi went down, but he was traded for the guy who's given up two home runs to a guy with a .100 BA in the series.

    progress... booraven22 2004

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