How to Use for example in a Sentence

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  • The plans, for example, show new buildings added off Grand Boulevard, west and southwest of the stadium.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026
  • Hospitals, for example, which are all state-run, cannot buy fuel to power their backup generators.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Film sessions with coaches, for example, illustrate how prospects process information and learn.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The phones have to be stationary — on a tabletop or in a bag on the floor, for example, and not in the pocket of someone walking around — in order to sense an earthquake.
    — Amy Graff, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Our set for example, designed by Nina Ruscio, cost $4 million to construct.
    — Noah Wyle, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • Mortgage interest rates, for example, can swing significantly day to day.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Officials say the data collected helps solve and deter crime by, for example, allowing law enforcement to track a criminal’s movements.
    — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
  • Nurses, for example, typically charge $250 an hour to review a case, but about $450 an hour to testify.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • So, for example, if you were offered an above-average rate with a certificate of deposit (CD) account, locking it in before the rate climate cooled made sense.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • In Europe, for example, waste heat from process industries is roughly equivalent to total EU building heat demand.
    — Kathleen “katie” McGinty, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, for example, is shorting the company and covering his past positions.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • During the program's initial phase, for example, human doctors review all Doctronic refill orders.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • The asteroid could, for example, be a contact binary, according to Michel, in which two separate bodies came together at low velocities.
    — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 June 2026
  • Manchester, for example, was in court for a year after dismissing a contractor from the Parkade redevelopment job, and ended up paying $2 million.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
  • Target the critical path first, for example, the activities that directly generate revenue, protect reputation or enable your team to function.
    — Raheel Sheikh, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Each extra year of training, for example, translates to $143,000 in additional annual income.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • This richer implementation also allows images to be shown in the notifications that appear on the watch, ideal for pictures sent over WhatsApp, for example, or alerts sent from a smart doorbell app.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • On a typical $5,000 emergency vet bill, for example, a 70% insurance reimbursement can reduce an owner's out-of-pocket cost by thousands of dollars.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • The Dinner Key Mooring Facility, for example, accepts boats up to 50 feet long, leaving boaters with larger vessels — including 55-year-old Capt.
    — Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Givenchy, for example, unveiled its exclusive seasonal pop-up this June (open through October), offering ready-to-wear apparel, leather goods, accessories, and exclusive couture creations plus bespoke events throughout the season.
    — Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • HelloPrenup, for example, charges a flat $599 per couple for its basic service and offers optional add-ons such as notarization (where applicable), attorney consultations and separate attorney representation for each partner.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Marco Wang, an analyst focusing on Chinese robotics for technology research firm Interact Analysis, said the technical readiness of dexterous robotics hands, for example, are among the lowest in hardware components.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • The unit worked with Gehry, for example, on custom seating designed for Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2003, as well as the auditorium of Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris in 2014.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

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