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March 5th, 2011 | 401 Entries

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401 Entries for “example”

  1. To give an example to to display what you know. by being able to compare and give an ‘example’ in the first place means you somewhat know what your talking about. No wonder the phrase “for example” is so common.

    Alison
  2. when i saw the word example, i thought it was going to show me an example of….something on this site. i’m not sure, but i was waiting to be shown how to do something. something new. but that’s just who i am. i wait to see how to do things. i never take charge. this site has opened my eyes to who i am after 60 seconds.

    abi warrell-king
  3. For example, i.e., i can’t really think right now. bubbly in my brain. for example: alcohol. HAHA.

    Christie
  4. Here’s an example. For instance, it’s like the time when something crazy happened. Who knows. I take a look at the example on the test. I don’t get it. So I bullshit the guess. I don’t care about the grade. This is an example of a time when I should have cared. OH WELL.

  5. in school they’ll show you an example for a problem to help you. however, 95% of the time, the ‘examples’ don’t necessarily help you out. but sometimes they do. examples are good. yeah. they’re pretty good things usually. i’d saaaay!

    Caity
  6. Anne Frank is a terrific example of hope. She is a great inspiration to me. I know I wouldn’t have been able to greet her same situation with the same steadfast courage. that’s all.

    Benjamin
  7. One would assume she’d learn from all the examples in her life. All the times she took a risk and it never paid off. All the lessens never learned and all the rules bent for selfish purpose. She never figured it out and she perpetually made these mistakes for as long as she lived.

    Sam
  8. Alwys see this word on written tests. “Identify, explain, and provide examples of blah blah blah blah blah”. I guess without the word we wouldn’t really be doing much ‘deeper’ thinking. At least this way we’re forced to think a little.

    GG
  9. example is one of those words that takes us straight to an experience…an example.

  10. i’m an example. an example for my sisters, and example for my friends, and example for my family. but i am not an example for myself.. why is that?

  11. I must find one single thing
    That can not be disputed
    And tell you how it works
    But I can not think of one
    And I have failed
    To find for you
    An example

    Eva
  12. For example, she said, whisking her hair to the side. “I say you’re an idiot. You say you’re not. This is an example of a “disagreement. As is this”
    She drew her fist back and punched him in the mouth. His tooth nicked her flesh and opened her knuckle a bit.
    That’s for yesterday, scumbag.

    Ruu
  13. An example of my writing is the following:
    I don’t think I’m a great writer. Actually, I’m a terrible one. For my college essays, my mom had to edit and re-edit. I could never get it down by myself. When I got to college (my first choice, THANKS MOM!), I met the man of my dreams. I didn’t know this at first, and was really hesitant to start going out. But then we decided we both liked each other and now we’re dating and he’s a great writer. I love reading his examples. The end.

    arielle belfer
  14. Go out into the world a make an example of yourself. Be who you want to be. Live your life. Do the impossible. Create. Learn. Love. Live.

    Natalie
  15. People need to be examples. Of what we want to do with this wondrous earth, what to do with this journey we call life. We need to see the truth in nature, in this thing we call our home. Be examples- save the earth.

    Corinna Smith
  16. An example is something that is set in order to be mimicked by others. It is the highest par that is to be sought after and accomplished. It is what is right and what should be followed by many.

    Lauren
  17. GIve me one thing that explains it. Tell me one thing that could make me understand.
    I need an example, otherwise my disconnected mind can’t grasp exactly what you’re saying. It will spin a little and half of everything will click. But without you adding an example pieces will still lay loose like leftover puzzle piecces.

  18. i hate when questions ask you to give an example because sometimes you just can’t think of one even though you know the answer to the question an then you feel stupid.

    emily
  19. example, the thing everyone goes by. how do you get to be an example? do you have to be famous? do you have to be great or can you just be you? an example is something to follow, well you shouldn’t follow you should lead.

    Nicole Karwashan
  20. I was the perfect example of the perfect girl. What a shallow life I lead, I wondered to myself. Nothing fulfilling happened. I didn’t help anyone and I certainly didn’t want to. It was all my fault though. I was too lazy.

    Kat
  21. I’ve been awake for the last 40 hours more-or-less nonstop. This is an example of an excuse I would use if I had to write a sentence for a word other than “Example.”

  22. an example of something something that is being shown to represent something else like if you dont know what you’re doing someone will show you an example to give you a better idea of what you are going to be doing so you can see because sometimes when you here about things its easier to have a demonstration inste

    madeleine
  23. Be an example for all those who haven’t quite found their wings yet.
    “Come to the edge, he said.
    We are afraid, they said.
    Come to the edge, he said.
    They came to the edge,
    He pushed them and they flew.”

  24. here’s an example…me. I am someone who decided a long time ago that I wouldn’t accept it anymore. how do I channel that energy though?this is

    alexandra
  25. here is an example of how i spend my saturday nights most of the time. i surround my daily life with people who just make me feel like a pile of feces. I need to change me. not for anybody but myself. I need to spend more time focusing on what I want in life, and not care about what others think. I’m going to make myself proud of me, and who i have become. I can’t wait. the only thing that gets to me is the fact that i say this to myself all the time, but i never follow through, i need help.

    sarah
  26. example, something you’re supposed to look up to, in a way. or something you use to get your point across. this is a hard word to write about.

    claire Naylor
  27. “For example,” she said, “What good is living if you are not alive? Such is life, isn’t it? You must continue living to really live. Do not be afraid, do not be boring. Eat everything you can, taste the world for what it is. Take the good with the bad. Live the life you wish to live, and nothing more can be asked of you, for it is not what the world thinks in the end, but what you think. You must be happy with what ends up in your grave, for that is all you have at the end of the day.”

    Sophie
  28. an example is something explaining and action. you set examples for people who need it, to set a good example for them and show them how to do something. example is something that you do on a daily basis.

    Grace
  29. “We’re going to have to make an example of you,” Principal Matthews said. “Missy, you’ve been a bad girl, and you’ve raised your teddy bear up the flagpole out front of the school for the last time.”

    Missy shifted in her seat, awaiting her sentence.

    “I have no choice, but you will have detention for the next three days.”

    Defiantly, Missy stood up, stepped onto her chair, across the desk, and, using the Principal’s head as a springboard, projected herself head-first through the plate glass window with a shrill cry of “FREEEDOMMMMM!!!”

  30. i want to be an example. who is it for? whats the point? if I am just and good and wonderful, then am i an examp,e?

    when this first popped up, i thought it would be a demonstration. but it’s not, i guess. I’m really just going for it. I should show this to jacob, he would freakk

    oh no it is going again! ah how much do i have to say? i wonder if people ever write poetry here? if the deadline makes them just bust it forth from their soul. i don’t know if i could do that. that would be a good example to show. example, for who?

    Melissa
  31. Example.

    “She tried to lead by example. Unfortunately, her example wasn’t a very good one.”

    “Example on a math test.”

    “Give me an example.”

    Ok, now the word is beginning to look funny to me. You know, from staring at it too long? I hate it when that happens.

    Noisy Quiet
  32. foran example, i would use the time my brother was in the bathTub and my mother found a tick in his hair. ben must have been what, 4 or 3 when this ccurred. my mom, single and not sure how to handle this, runs out fo the bathroom, leaving my poor brother to start whailing and whaling ‘AM I GONNA DIE?’ ‘AM I GONNA DIE?’

    RACHEL
  33. “Let’s take Mozart for example.” Marshall stated. “His use of intervals and progressions was second to none. His music transcends time, space, genres. It resonates with all.” He strode over to the piano and sat down. “Just listen to this!” He encouraged. “It’s universal.” The entire class leaned in and waited with bated breath. And then, it happened! The first note sounded! Marshall sang rapturously along. “‘Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder where you are….’ See?” he turned to them. “Universal.”

    Izolda
  34. Following by example is the best way to learn a new skill. There’s only so much you can do with words, which is ironic given the format in which I’m explaining this to you. Actions speak so much louder than words, and while they may not last as long, I’d rather everyone be taught to drive by their parents than the population of the world forced to learn purely by book. That would be dangerous. And the world is dangerous enough as it is.

    Jae
  35. for example an example what you should do the right thing the standard thing the beaten path the popular choice why or why not for example this is the example i.e. where you shall not go forth and forge new waters

    L. Worthington
  36. examples are thoughts or ideas
    for example, by example.
    they are previous actions done by previous people that may help in describing what’s next.
    an example is a sample.

    emily
  37. An example of love is seeing two kids sharing an ice cream, careless and happy. it’s a guy telling a girl that she’s the most beautiful girl on earth, and he means it from the bottom of his heart. it’s a friend who stands up for his or her friend, whenever and whatever happens.

  38. and example is something that you don’t know how to explain so you put it in a different way, usually by telling a wonderful story to get your point across. for example, if I were talking to my friend and he asked me to explain irony I would say, well it’s like when you thing something is going to happen but something else does.

    Darby
  39. the best example of two idiots not admitting we love each other is you & i. i can use us for many examples and it would be an endless list. our best example is legit love.

    jennifer
  40. an example of love is when a guy sees a girl as the most beautiful, the most sexy, the most perfect, the most lovely girl in the whole wide world. for example, when a guy tells a girl that she’s “good”, he doesn’t really love, he’s just into her and wants to.. well, you know. when he tells her she’s “beautiful”, he MUST mean it and be absolutely and totally sure of it. unless he’s not sincere, he shouldn’t make her believe she’s the one for he’s the one for her.

    jeanne