examples showing the use

example Noun

— If I give an example of something, I name one of that type of thing. A baseball, a softball, a football, and a soccer ball are examples of balls. — An example is a model of what something else of the same type should be like. Look at the example of a model airplane to see how your model airplane should be built.

showing Noun

— A time when something is shown. We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie. — A result, a judgment. He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

use Verb

— Make use of; apply. I use oil to cook. This hammer is used to hit the nails. — To treat as unimportant, abuse; used about people. She only uses him to do the house chores.

use Noun

— A way to apply something; an application. They put it to good use. — A time when something is applied. This battery will last for 2000 uses.