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example

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪgˈzɑːmpəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪgˈzæmpəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig zampəl, -zäm-)

Inflections of 'example' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
examples
v 3rd person singular
exampling
v pres p
exampled
v past
exampled
v past p

Collocations for "example"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "example" in context.

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example

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. is a [prime, classic, great] example of
  2. is the perfect example (of)
  3. sets a [poor, good] example (for her)
  4. set an example for [other, fellow] students
  5. lead by example
  6. follow his example
  7. let this serve as an example (to you)
  8. made an example of the [offender, student, wrongdoer]
  9. can I see the example (again)?
  10. can you give me [an, another] example?
  11. what is one example?
  12. see the example [above, on page 5]
  13. let's take, for example
  14. let's take [it] as an example
  15. an example to [show, illustrate]
  16. an example of what (not) to do
  17. an example of [what, when, where, why, how]
  18. an example of good [practice, teamwork, manners]
  19. an example of bad [customer service, grammar]
  20. examples (and exercises) to practice
'example' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "example" in the title:

; (semicolon) for example, A and B - English Only forum
;for example, (semi colon usage) - English Only forum
"...an API that, for example, Office calls" - English Only forum
''an example of Gothic fiction'' vs ''an example of the Gothic fiction'' - English Only forum
'as good an example as you get' of rebalancing the respectability - English Only forum
“For example” alternatives - English Only forum
(?) ...to sing more modern songs such as written by, for example, the Beatles - English Only forum
(Punctuation) ... exclude each other ( ) for example, fast .... - English Only forum
(The/ an )example of a friend. - English Only forum
A clear example of such translation - English Only forum
a colon can function as for example or such as? - English Only forum
A country is an "it" or he/she? Example inside - English Only forum
A curious example of word-change, as effected by the genius of different tongues, ... - English Only forum
A drop in the ocean (a small example) - English Only forum
A example of word “soar“ from Collins - English Only forum
a good example for - English Only forum
a good example of <a><the> second conditonal - English Only forum
A good example of this is the great benefits... - English Only forum
a model that we should all take example of - English Only forum
a premier example - English Only forum
A short example of/from - English Only forum
a small example within a big example - English Only forum
a/the perfect example of what I want to be like - English Only forum
a/the classic example of a foolish friend - English Only forum
add "for example and initially" - English Only forum
after pointing to something (for example with 'those') we should refer to that something with 'they' - English Only forum
An Example - English Only forum
an example for future continuous tense - English Only forum
an example for how ... / an example how ... - English Only forum
An example has to be made - English Only forum
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