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for example

ADVERB
as an illustration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
as e.g. for instance such as thus
STRONG
like

Example Sentences

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It did so, nominating thousands of ingredients, including, for example, purified water and asparagus.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

MIT, for example, allows undergraduates to take up to four semesters off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A buyer could ask a seller to repair the home’s roof before they move in, for example.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The White House, for example, is seeking $152 million from Congress to turn Alcatraz back into a maximum-security prison, an idea the president has talked about for several years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Singers, do not, for example, learn opera in their garages or simply by listening to recordings.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.