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for ex·am·ple

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. for example, for instance, e.g.adverb

    as an example

    "take ribbon snakes, for example"

Wiktionary

  1. for exampleadverb

    As an example.

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  1. for example

    "For example" is a phrase used to introduce a specific case or instance that illustrates or demonstrates a particular idea, point, or concept being discussed. It is a transition phrase often used to give additional information, provide clarification, or make a point more understandable by presenting a real-world instance or scenario.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'for example' in Written Corpus Frequency: #773

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of for example in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of for example in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of for example in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Galloway:

    NIBIN allows us the immediate entry of those fired cartridge casings and produce leads immediately, additionally, they're connecting crime scenes across jurisdictions. So, for example, you have a shooting here in L.A. before [we used NIBIN] that information would have just remained here in Los Angeles. But now through the NIBIN system, we're able to connect that shooting to a shooting in Orange County, possibly a shooting in Las Vegas. In the past, we were just narrowly focused on the given area.

  2. Francis Maitland Balfour:

    The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

  3. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis:

    His example, that of a true patriot and fighter, is a guiding light for us all. And it gives us the strength to unite to overcome difficulties, like those we are experiencing today.

  4. Joe Biden:

    For example, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the guy has been saying for a year – for a long time that he wants to sunset Social Security and Medicare every five years, what that means is: Every five years it comes up, if you don’t vote for it back in existence again with the same – exactly like it was, it goes away. Or you can reduce it. You can do whatever you want. But every five years, it has to be voted on. Now he says, ‘Never mind’. Don’t need to do that.

  5. Luiz Gustavo Junqueira Figueiredo:

    Larger groups hedged forward between 40 percent and 70 percent of next season's output, the positive side is that mills can guarantee their margins, but this leaves the market with less sales from here out, so fluctuations of 100 points in two sessions, for example, could happen more frequently.


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