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Antonyms for instance

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : in-stuh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn stəns

Definition of instance

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "urgency," from Old French instance "eagerness, anxiety, solicitation" (13c.), from Latin instantia "presence, effort intention; earnestness, urgency," literally "a standing near," from instans (see instant). In Scholastic logic, "a fact or example" (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin instantia, used to translate Greek enstasis. This led to use in phrase for instance "as an example" (1650s), and the noun phrase To give (someone) a for instance (1953, American English).
  • noun case, situation
  • verb name
Example sentences :
  • Don't you think I might find some stored away in the cellar, for instance?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • To Kate, for instance, she was a necessity of existence, like light or air.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • I know that in Paris, for instance, I myself have no temptations.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • For instance, take a concrete case; so best can we illustrate.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • When large shipments of gold were to be made, for instance, he was often warned beforehand.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • For instance, my parents object to Sunday travelling and Sunday visiting.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • Many others are found in the course of the work: for instance, in chap.
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • His conceptions also are sometimes absurd; for instance, the Address to Light.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
  • For instance, there was Ried, who went on his way with a clouded brow.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Would she, for instance, but for that, have tried so much to like his verses?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Synonyms for instance

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