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instance
noun as in case, situation
Strongest matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
In August, he deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., seizing on instances of violent crime to claim a public emergency.
In one instance, he approached potential partners at credit card companies, hoping they would like his ideas for combating fraud and would relay those ideas to the Social Security commissioner at the time.
The lawsuit decried the “dilapidated physical condition of the facility and the numerous instances of violence and death within its walls.”
While he regrets his actions in this instance, Jackson told reporters he doesn’t see the need to stop celebrating so close to opposing fans.
After three months of leading NATO’s bombing of Libya in 2011, for instance, the U.S. government had already spent $1 billion on the effort, with far more to come.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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