example

example
noun
1 sth that is typical/demonstrates a point
ADJECTIVE
characteristic, classic, prime, quintessential, stellar (AmE), supreme, textbook, typical, ultimate

This is a classic example of a badly designed building.

excellent, fine, good, great, impressive, magnificent, outstanding, perfect, stunning, superb, wonderful

a magnificent example of 18th-century architecture

fascinating, interesting, intriguing
notable, prominent, remarkable, striking, telling

a telling example of how difficult it can be to succeed in business

isolated

This is far from an isolated example.

graphic, vivid
dramatic, extreme, spectacular
clear, obvious, simple, straightforward
blatant, flagrant, glaring

His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.

egregious (AmE), worst

the most egregious example of his mishandling of the situation

This is among the worst examples of corporate greed.

poor

This film is a poor example of the genre.

notorious
familiar, famous, well-known
common
rare
illustrative, representative
helpful, illuminating, instructive, salient, useful
practical

The book is full of practical examples of classroom activities.

concrete, particular, specific

Let me give a concrete example of what I mean.

real-life, real-world

a book filled with real-life examples that anyone can relate to

hypothetical
contemporary, historical

He uses a number of historical examples to support his thesis.

VERB + EXAMPLE
give sb, offer, provide (sb with)

Let me give you a few examples of what I mean.

contain, illustrate, include, present, represent, show

The leaflet includes several examples of bad grammar.

Twenty-seven examples are presented in this video.

the example shown in Figure 2

cite, draw, take (sth as)

She illustrates her point with examples drawn from contemporary newspaper accounts.

To take an obvious example, if there is a good harvest the price of grain will fall.

use

Fisher used a hypothetical example to illustrate his point.

consider

Consider the following example … 

see

We've seen other examples of this same problem recently.

find
EXAMPLE + VERB
demonstrate sth, highlight sth, illustrate sth, show sth
indicate sth, suggest sth

These examples suggest that there is a connection between the two processes.

PREPOSITION
for example

An athlete, for example, might turn the pedals 80 times a minute.

in an/the example

The teacher in our example is clearly wrong.

example of

We can still find examples of discrimination today.

2 person thought to be a good model
ADJECTIVE
good, great, inspiring, shining, sterling (esp. AmE)

She is a shining example of how to organize your time.

bad, poor
VERB + EXAMPLE
set, show

You must set a good example to the children.

follow

I think all schools should follow the example of this one.

hold sb/sth up as

The film was held up as an example of good cinema.

be inspired by

I was inspired by the example of the athletes who trained so hard.

PREPOSITION
by example

Children learn by example.

example to

His generosity is an example to us all.

PHRASES
make an example of sb

The teacher made an example of him by suspending him from school.


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  • Example — Ex*am ple, n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L. exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a sample, from eximere to take out. See {Exempt}, and cf. {Ensample}, {Sample}.] 1. One or a portion taken to show the character or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • .example — est un domaine de premier niveau réservé. Un domaine de premier niveau réservé est un domaine de premier niveau qui n’est pas destiné à être utilisé dans le système de nom de domaine (Domain Name System) d’Internet, mais qui est réservé à un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • example — [eg zam′pəl, igzam′pəl; eg′zämpəl, igzämpəl] n. [ME < OFr example, essample < L exemplum, sample, example < eximere, to take out < ex , out + emere, to buy < IE base * em , to take > Lith imù] 1. something selected to show the… …   English World dictionary

  • .example — Введение 1999 Тип домена зарезервированный общий домен верхнего уровня Статус действующий Регистратор IANA Назначение для доменов, которые следует использовать в качестве при …   Википедия

  • example — ► NOUN 1) a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a general rule. 2) a person or thing regarded in terms of their fitness to be imitated. ● for example Cf. ↑for example ● make an example of Cf. ↑make an example of …   English terms dictionary

  • Example — may refer to:*Example (rapper), a British rapper *example.com and .example, domain names reserved for use in documentation as examples ee also*Exemplum, medieval collections of short stories to be told in sermons *Exemplar, a prototype or model… …   Wikipedia

  • example — UK US /ɪgˈzɑːmpl/ noun [C] ► something used to represent other things because it has all the main qualities or characteristics that they also have: as an example of how/what/why »Economists point to the auto industry as an example of how low… …   Financial and business terms

  • Example — Ex*am ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exampled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exampling}.] To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify; to give an instance of; to instance. [Obs.] I may example my digression by some mighty precedent. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • example — late 14c., partial re Latinization of earlier essample, asaumple (mid 13c.), from O.Fr. essemple sample, model, example, precedent, cautionary tale, from L. exemplum a sample, lit. that which is taken out, from eximere take out, remove (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • example — I noun archetype, case, case in point, demonstration, documentum, exemplar, exemplification, exemplum, exponent, guide, ideal, illustration, instance, metaphor, model, norm, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, representation, representative,… …   Law dictionary

  • example — 1 sample, specimen, instance, case, illustration Contrasted words: anomaly, *paradox 2 *model, exemplar, pattern, ideal, standard, beau ideal, mirror Analogous words: *paragon, apotheosis Contrasted words: precept, rule, *law …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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