example
one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole: This painting is an example of his early work.
a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided: to set a good example.
an instance serving for illustration; a representative case: The case histories gave carefully detailed examples of this disease.
an instance illustrating a rule or method, as a mathematical problem proposed for solution.
an instance, especially of punishment, serving as a warning to others: Public executions were meant to be examples to the populace.
a precedent; parallel case: an action without example.
Rare. to give or be an example of; exemplify (used in the passive).
Origin of example
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How to use example in a sentence
For example, a site with just two hundred pages could easily export all indexed pages, and typically all excluded pages by category.
Google goes dark theme and passage ranking sees the light: Friday’s daily brief | Barry Schwartz | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine LandFor example, while “running shoes” can be a generic keyword, a long-tail version of this could be “men’s running shoes with thick soles”.
A comprehensive guide on using Google Trends for keyword research | Aayush Gupta | February 12, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThe obvious example Google presented was jaguar, which can be the animal, sports team, car manufacturer or others.
Google Image Search update reduces duplicate image results | Barry Schwartz | February 11, 2021 | Search Engine LandFor example, the audit found that not all revenue is tracked by the agency’s accounting office.
Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed. | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | February 10, 2021 | ProPublicaNotejoy, for example, makes software for taking notes and sharing them with colleagues.
As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
With Vice, that was an example of you keeping yourself interested too, right?
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThat makes it incredibly difficult to determine the effects of airstrikes, for example.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2004, for example, Scalise voted “no” on a resolution to make Martin Luther King Jr.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference | Tim Mak | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe afternoon was a lovely one—the day was a perfect example of the mellowest mood of autumn.
Confidence | Henry JamesAfter an eight weeks' siege, a breach having been made, the city surrendered, and a month later the fort followed the example.
Their sin began on Holy Thursday, with so little secrecy and so bad an example, that the affair was beginning to leak out.
The book contains many words in which some though not all of the letters are in italics, for example Swordsman.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)For example, there is a vast discussion afoot upon the questions that centre upon Property, its rights and its limitations.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
British Dictionary definitions for example
/ (ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl) /
a specimen or instance that is typical of the group or set of which it forms part; sample
a person, action, thing, etc, that is worthy of imitation; pattern: you must set an example to the younger children
a precedent, illustration of a principle, or model: an example in a maths book
a punishment or the recipient of a punishment serving or intended to serve as a warning: the headmaster made an example of him
for example as an illustration; for instance
(tr; now usually passive) to present an example of; exemplify
Origin of example
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with example
see for example; make an example of; set an example.
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