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Example Sentences
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In one instance, it referred a case of impending respiratory failure to overnight evaluation instead of an ER.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
For instance, states along the West Coast are seeing higher annual temperature extremes, while many northern states are experiencing warmer minimum temperatures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
It did not believe, for instance, in the legitimacy of grand juries, and slandered them for refusing to return indictments.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
Take, for instance, a pot of white beans built for speed.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
He was perfectly aware of how absurd it sounded when, for instance, his wife told people, “My husband thinks he and Spider-Man are living the same life.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.