f'rinstance

A form of for instance — As an example.

Meanings

adverbf'rinstance (not comparable)

alternative frinstance

  1. not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of for instance.

    Strange things do happen in the movies. F’rinstance: A writer-chap we know quite well offered an idea for a scene to a big production company. And, strange as it may sound, it was accepted and paid for.

    1923 February 25, “Going Up!”, in Sunday State Journal, Lincoln, Neb., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12—B, column 2
nounf'rinstance (plural f'rinstances)

plural f'rinstances · alternative frinstance

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of for instance.

    Let me give you some f'rinstances.

Cite this entry
APA

f'rinstance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/f'rinstance

MLA

“f'rinstance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/f'rinstance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “f'rinstance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/f'rinstance.

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