Instance - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪnstəns|  American pronunciation of the word instance
Brit.  |ˈɪnst(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word instance

noun

- an occurrence of something (syn: case, example)
another instance occurred yesterday
- an item of information that is typical of a class or group (syn: example, illustration, representative)

verb

- clarify by giving an example of (syn: exemplify, illustrate)

Extra examples

These delays are just another instance of bureaucratic inefficiency.

In most instances the disease can be controlled by medication.

They have decided not to oppose the decision in this instance.

...instanced one particular incident as an illustration of their penchant for practical jokes...

...instanced the latest astronomical research in her presentation on measuring star magnitude...

I am writing to you at the instance of my friend.

In this instance I prefer to remain anonymous.

We will instance in a single writer, Walton.

They came across many instances of discrimination.

In this instance I think she was mistaken.

She instanced the first chapter as proof of his skill in constructing scenes.

In this instance, the lawyer's job is to make the jury doubt the witness's credibility.

...I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless....

Martin is not illiterate but I think close to it. I never saw him read a newspaper, for instance.

This is perhaps a singular instance in the history of mankind.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: instance
he/she/it: instances
present participle: instancing
past tense: instanced
past participle: instanced
noun
singular: instance
plural: instances
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