Sentences with instance
in·stance
I i - There are a number of improvements; for instance, both mouse buttons can now be used.
- She cited an instance where their training had been a marvelous help in dealing with problems.
- In most instances the disease can be controlled by medication.
- These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.
- In the first instance
- Fresh instances of oppression.
- They have decided not to oppose the decision in this instance.
- The episode was an instance of rapid human degeneration akin to the story told in William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
- To cite a few instances.
- He applied for the assistantship at the instance of his professor.
- Edwards and Cromwell document, for instance, the way that in 2002 and 2003.
- Instance refers to a person, thing, or event that is adduced to prove or support a general statement [here is an instance of his sincerity]; case1 is applied to any happening or condition that demonstrates the general existence or occurrence of something [a case of mistaken identity]; example is applied to something that is cited as typical of the members of its group [his novel is an example of romantic literature]; illustration is used of an instance or example that helps to explain or clarify something [this sentence is an illustration of the use of a word]
- If you were to go to Italy, for instance, you would get a different perspective on our culture.