Словарь синонимов английского языка - instance

(n) 1. case (in point), example, exemplar, illustration, precedent, exemplification, occurrence, event: The damage to the bus shelter is yet one more instance of hooliganism. 2. for instance. for example, as an example, say, e.g.; in the event, as it happens or happened* Consider her, for instance: she managed to work and raise a family.