- example
- noun1 sth that is typical/demonstrates a pointADJECTIVE▪ 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.
▪ findEXAMPLE + 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 modelADJECTIVE▪ good, great, inspiring, shining, sterling (esp. AmE)▪She is a shining example of how to organize your time.
▪ bad, poorVERB + 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.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
