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Example sentences for "this instance"

  • This instance of courage and humanity took place at the battle of Monmouth.

  • The sincerity of General Dumouriez cannot be doubted in this instance.

  • Its effect in this instance was to render the patient so giddy and addle-headed, that he could say nothing more; which Mrs Gamp regarded as the triumph of her art.

  • Well,' rejoined his friend, perfectly unmoved by this instance of generosity.

  • Mr Pecksniff 'That is scarcely the proper word either, in this instance,' said the old man.

  • The long acquaintance we have had leaves me no room to apprehend you will ever be forgetful of this instance of my friendship.

  • I do not remember to have gained so much applause by any speech that I ever made as I did in this instance by making none.

  • I recite my works, it is true, and in this instance I am not sure I can support myself by their examples.

  • This instance of my good-nature or my judgment (call it which you please) was a considerable expense to me.

  • In this instance, after digital compression, ligature of the common carotid was practiced as a last resort.

  • This instance occurred in a profoundly hysteric fireman, who suffered a rather severe injury as the result of a fall between the revolving rods of some machinery, and was rendered unconscious for four days.

  • In this instance no joint was involved, the amputation being in the middle of the 2d phalanx.

  • Death from violent laughter has been recorded, but in this instance it is very probable that death was not due to the emotion itself, but to the extreme convulsion and exertion used in the laughter.

  • This instance is singular, and merits our attention.

  • He follows with a detailed synopsis of his plot, which in this instance he had worked out with unusual completeness--a fact which largely accounts for the unity of the tale.

  • This Orion did, and it is fair to say that in this instance at least he stuck to his work faithfully to the bitter, disheartening end.

  • So my mind operated on his in this instance.

  • I am of opinion that in this instance he exaggerated the extent of his just revenge.

  • In this instance, at least, the power of his name was nobly employed.

  • Napoleon was informed of what was going on, and in this instance gave a new proof of his being an adept in the art of dissimulation, for, instead of testifying any displeasure against M.

  • Their injunctions do not seem to have been obeyed so implicitly in this instance as usual.

  • The tradition, in this instance, he thinks well entitled to credit.

  • In this instance I traveled from Zanesville to Wheeling, thence to Washington (Pennsylvania), and thence to Pittsburg by stage-coach.

  • In this instance, as in all others during the war, I found that volunteers could be found in the ranks and among the commissioned officers to meet every call for aid whether mechanical or professional.

  • A Virginia member "would rather lose any bill than have the doctrine established that this House must submit to the Senate; yet, if it was done in this instance, it would serve as a precedent in future decisions.

  • He thought we outstripped the British in this instance.

  • Individualism in this instance proved a blessing.

  • In this instance, he declared that the constitutional power to make a treaty carried the implied power to acquire territory.

  • Notwithstanding my respect for rich bankers and their daughters, I begged that she would excuse me in this instance, and charge to my poverty what might otherwise seem a want of generosity.

  • It ought to be mentioned here that the hanging by the heels, which is a part of this excellent and very ancient custom, was, out of sheer respect to Tickler's fame as a critic, omitted in this instance.

  • And, sir, if you will just please to bestow it in this instance, it will settle the little matter between us, and preserve our friendship.

  • In this instance we must shun the shade of trees above, and their roots beneath.

  • In this instance, also, thorough preparation of the soil is essential, for the rhubarb bed, under good care, will last eight or ten years.

  • In this instance, however, we would suggest important modifications in preparation and culture.

  • The first champion--William in this instance-- assumed that the universal was a real thing; and for that reason he was called a realist.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "this instance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    this affair; this art; this body; this chapter; this conception; this essay; this expedition; this first; this gentleman; this little; this matter; this month; this neighbourhood; this new; this place; this poem; this position; this power; this purpose; this question; this room; this second; this should; this they; this will; this woman