Commentary: EXAMPLE[+category][+instance][+illustrative]
Examples:
This building's architecture is a good example of Art Deco.
Can you point out an example of what you mean by John's rude behavior?
These vases are actually not good examples of the ceramics made during the Ming Dynasty.
Many of our students, Helen for example, have switched majors several times.
The delay and cost overrun was yet another example of the inefficiency of bureaucracies.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: EXAMPLE[+role][+model][+to_imitate] An action or pattern of behavior that functions as a model for others. Often a specifically good or bad example.
Examples:
Parents must set the example for their children.
She followed the example of her brother and became an engineer.
John's selfless devotion to this organization is an example for all of us.
The government decided to make an example of the dissident and put him under house arrest. (here it's negative, if you imitate the model you get punished)
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: EXAMPLE[+information][+problem][+exercise][+learning] A task or problem designed to build skill or understanding, usually in an educational context.
Examples:
Please complete the examples at the end of the chapter and hand them in tomorrow.
The second example asks you to give the electric field equation for an infinite flat plane.
The examples on the test were confusing for some of the students.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1