Definitions for instance

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instance in·stance

Spelling: [in-stuh ns]

IPA: /ˈɪn stəns/

Instance is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 346 anagrams from letters in instance (aceinnst).

Definitions for instance

noun

1. a case or occurrence of anything:
2. an example put forth in proof or illustration:
3. Law. the institution and prosecution of a case.
4. Archaic. urgency in speech or action.
5. Obsolete. an impelling motive.

Idioms

1. at the instance of, at the urging or suggestion of:
2. for instance, as an example; for example:

verb (used with object)

1. to cite as an instance or example.
2. to exemplify by an instance.

verb (used without object)

1. to cite an instance.

Origin of instance

1300-50; Middle English Latin instantia presence, urgency (Medieval Latin: case, example). See instant, -ance

Examples for instance

For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge?

They just reflect the range of breeds that were used to create the Heck cattle in the first instance.

This happens, for instance, in one out of five vaccinations against rubella.

I know that in Paris, for instance, I myself have no temptations.

For instance, take a concrete case; so best can we illustrate.

To Kate, for instance, she was a necessity of existence, like light or air.

For instance, Best Buy has over 40 million members in its customer loyalty program, Reward Zone.

Don't you think I might find some stored away in the cellar, for instance?

When large shipments of gold were to be made, for instance, he was often warned beforehand.

El Bulli, for instance, previously named the best restaurant in the world, shuttered its doors after only a few decades.