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Adverbio

1. As an example.

   Uso

   • conjunctive
   • not-comparable

   Ejemplos

   Not everything in the economy is getting worse. For instance, inflation has recently fallen.

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   At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.

   "Such an outcome would be unusual?" / "Exceptional. But then there are exceptions. And I'm straining every nerve to make this one!" / "And the suffering — such as today's, for instance — is unavoidable?"

   One taps any source of comfort — Leigh Ashton at Charleston yesterday for instance.

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   The second level of reading we will call Inspectional Reading. It is characterized by its special emphasis on time. When reading at this level, the student is allowed a set time to complete an assigned amount of reading. He might be allowed fifteen minutes to read this book, for instance—or even a book twice as long.

   I met one yesterday, for instance – some treat he was!

   For instance, one can always find a division that is envy-free and equitable: The equal division is an example.

   Take yesterday for instance. You can see how busy the store gets and we packers have to be ultra careful how we load the shelves and where we erect the pyramids. Two children aged about eight and ten were racing around the store playing[…]

Sustantivo

1. An example.

   Uso

   • informal

   Ejemplos

   Here's a for instance.

Adverbio

1. as an example

   Sinónimos

   for examplee.g.

   Ejemplos

   take ribbon snakes, for example