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[ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-] / ɪgˈzæm pəl, -ˈzɑm- /


Usage

What synonym should I use for example? Example as a sample: Example, sample, specimen refer to an individual phenomenon taken as representative of a type, or to a part representative of the whole. Example is used of an object, condition, etc., that is assumed to illustrate a certain principle or standard: a good example of baroque architecture. Sample refers to a small portion of a substance or to a single representative of a group or type that is intended to show what the rest of the substance or the group is like: a sample of yarn. Specimen usually suggests that the “sample” chosen is intended to serve a scientific or technical purpose: a blood specimen; zoological specimens. Example as a pattern: See ideal. Example as a specimen: See case1. ​

Example Sentences

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In a 2019 corporate sustainability report from Carlyle, Rana was featured as a mentee of a senior Black executive under a subsection called “Leading By Example in ESG Practices.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Example: If the phrase “to my living descendants” appears on one page but “to my children” appears on the next page, that lack of clarity can cause problems later.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 6, 2025

Example: Arte Moreno bought the Angels in 2003 for $183.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

Singer Example and Scotland footballer Andy Robertson were among the celebrities to congratulate the couple, alongside Radio 1 presenter Arielle Free, who wrote: "Welcome to the world wee Micah".

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025

In jenniferland I am An Example and must take at least two bites of everything.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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