instance

Example Sentences

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Now, instead of assuming his PTO will go toward childcare, they discuss each instance.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Since attention is finite, for instance, many of us would benefit from the artificial constraint of leaving our phones in the other room and checking email less frequently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In one instance, Polymarket refunded traders when it disagreed with the outcome of the UMA vote.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Meanwhile, songs like “Down South” brim with nostalgia for days gone by — in this instance, memories of a hitchhiking jaunt with Harrison.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Thanks to her, America’s spy handlers enjoyed highly secure communication links—far safer, for instance, than those used by America’s diplomats.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield