instance

[in-stuhns] / ˈɪn stəns /

NOUN

case, situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detail example item occasion occurrence particular precedent proof reason

STRONG

exemplification exponent ground illustration representative sample sampling specimen time

WEAK

case history case in point

VERB

name

Synonyms

STRONG

adduce cite exemplify illustrate mention quote refer show specify

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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Rep. Glenn Rogers, for instance, had long stood with teachers unions.

From The Wall Street Journal

I asked Claude to write a parody of a college essay comparing Joyce and Homer and it included 47 instances of hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the one instance that the stock didn’t rise, it fell 10.2%.

From MarketWatch

Johnson’s Part D plan only covers Ventolin, for instance, the brand name of the inhaler that she takes.

From Barron's

The other instance was June 2015, when China’s stock market crashed.

From MarketWatch