# for instance

Pronunciation: say "fer IN-stuhns" US /fɚ ˈɪnstəns/, UK /fəɹ ˈɪnstəns/

## Adverb

1. Used to introduce a specific example that illustrates a more general point just made.
   - Simple: Used to give an example of something you are talking about.
   - _The museum displays art from many cultures; Japanese ceramics, for instance, fill an entire wing._
   - _For instance, if you double the recipe, you also have to double the baking time._

## Noun

2. An example, especially one offered or requested to back up a general claim. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A single example, often asked for to make a point clearer.
   - _When he insisted that prices had risen, she demanded a for instance._
   - _Give me a for instance, and then I'll decide whether your theory holds._

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