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Example Sentences

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If you’re on a mobile cellular network, for instance, someone sharing your IP address might be infected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Take, for instance, a pot of white beans built for speed.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

What about, for instance, the child of a woman who’s illegally trafficked into the U.S. then gives birth here?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Bloomberg’s calculations, for instance, include potential liabilities Musk may have.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

They quickly figured out, for instance, that the people at Moody’s and S&P didn’t actually evaluate the individual home loans, or so much as look at them.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis