for instance in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for instance",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When the United States doesn't like what a country is doing, it sends in its army. For instance, Vietnam was a problem, America started a war."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You say, for instance when you plan to give an example of something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-for_instance-en-phrase-y3b9PKCe",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "for example"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-for-instance.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "for instance"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "for instance",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "When the United States doesn't like what a country is doing, it sends in its army. For instance, Vietnam was a problem, America started a war."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You say, for instance when you plan to give an example of something."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "for example"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-us-for-instance.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "for instance"
}

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"for instance" meaning in English

Phrase