Definitions
clarify by giving an example of
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French instance, from Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence, also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from īnstāns (“urgent”); see instant.
Used in a sentence
“I know one very well alied, to whom, at the instance of a brother of his[…], I spake to that purpose[…].”
“[…]undertook at her instance to restore them.”
“It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“single example”8 letters
02“Example or occurrence”8 letters
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