instance
∞
2.6
- noun
- /ˈɪnstəns/
- Where, for instance, would you look for it?
- see, for instance
- one instance
- many instances
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Watch on YouTubeList your instances of abuse and trauma.
- List your instances of abuse and trauma.
- I'm just bad at recalling exact instances, but on the spot.
- Do you see humans as an instance of power play agents?
- Don't use it for tasks that require another tool, in this instance wire cutters.
- But I think in some instances it has made us do more.
- There are many instances of fake news in the media.
- The transgender ban, for instance, was announced on Twitter.
- And so, for instance, deep learning is amazing.
- Like I know for instance that the five.
- I did have one instance did you sell?
- OK, so this is the first known instance of the God Papa.
Examples
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The finding that complete mediation was absent in some instances does not limit this conclusion.
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Did he have financial worries, for instance?
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Sometimes it does, but in this instance, no, I suppose not.
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Well, because in this instance, you let us know what was going on.
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For instance, we can never go to my place.
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I did not do that in this instance and I rarely do that.
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Right now, for instance, I'm worried that we're lost.
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Like, take swine flu, for instance.
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He works with the Shah of Iran, for instance, and other places.
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The teacher gave an instance of how to solve the math problem to help the students understand.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
A particular situation or example being discussed
∞
1.0
A specific case used to explain a point
33
3.7
An example that clearly shows the point you are making
20
3.5
A typical example of a situation or problem
Idioms
How Clear
100
7.4
4
3.9
- Informal
33
3.7
∞
1.0
∞
2.6
66
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Instance comes from an old root meaning 'to stand', like the English verb stand. So an instance is a single 'case' or 'example' that 'stands' out to show what you mean.