Examples Give Good Support I Noun ɪɡˈzɑːmpl ɪɡˈzæmpl

• let me give you an example.
• it is important to cite examples to support your argument.
• to provide/offer an example
• i shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point.

example

1. something such as an object, a fact or a situation that shows, explains or supports what you say
• Let me give you an example.
• It is important to cite examples to support your argument.
• to provide/offer an example
• I shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point.
• Can you show me an example of what you mean?
• This dictionary has many examples of how words are used.
• Just to give you an example of his generosity—he gave me his old car and wouldn't take any money for it.
• The progress the students have made serves as an example of the benefit of small class sizes.
• By way of example, we'll look at our most recent advertising campaign.

Extra Examples

• Consider the following example…
• He uses a number of historical examples to support his thesis.
• Let me give a concrete example of what I mean.
• The book is full of practical examples of classroom activities.
• The leaflet includes several examples of bad grammar.
• The teacher in our example is clearly wrong.
• These examples suggest that there is a connection between the two processes.
• This is far from an isolated example.
• To take an obvious example, if there is a good harvest the price of grain will fall.
• Twenty-seven examples are presented in this video.
• We can still find examples of discrimination today.
• We've seen other examples of this same problem recently.
• a book filled with real-life examples that anyone can relate to
• a telling example of how difficult it can be to succeed in business
• the example shown in Figure 2
2. a thing that is typical of or represents a particular group or set
• This is a good example of the artist's early work.
• It is a perfect example of this type of architecture.
• Japan is often quoted as the prime example of a modern industrial nation.
• It is a classic example of how not to design a new city centre.

Extra Examples

• The film was held up as an example of good cinema.
• This is a classic example of a badly designed building.
• This is among the worst examples of corporate greed.
• a magnificent example of 18th-century architecture
• His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.
3. a person or their behaviour that is thought to be a good model for others to copy
• Her courage is an example to us all.
• He sets an example for the other students.
• She is a shining example of what people with disabilities can achieve.
• He is a captain who leads by example.
• Top management should be seen to lead by example.
4. a person’s behaviour, either good or bad, that other people copy
• It would be a mistake to follow his example.
• They started to plan protests, inspired by the example of their neighbours.
5. used to emphasize something that explains or supports what you are saying; used to give an example of what you are saying
• There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian.
• The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example.
• It is possible to combine computer science with other subjects, for example physics.
• An athlete, for example, might turn the pedals 80 times a minute.
6. to punish somebody as a warning to others not to do the same thing
• The teacher made an example of him by suspending him from school.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin exemplum, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’. Compare with sample.