# for example

Pronunciation: US say "for ig-ZAM-puhl" /fɔɹ ɪɡˈzæmpəl/; UK say "for ig-ZAHM-puhl" /fɔːɹ ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl/

## Idiom

1. As an example: used to introduce one instance of what has just been said.
   - Simple: Used to show that what comes next is one example of what you mean.
   - _The new policy has several problems. For example, it never says who will pay for the extra staff._
   - _Words borrowed from French, ballet and café for example, often keep their original spelling._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/for-example (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).