noun
1.
Synonyms: instance , case, case history, illustration, representative, sample, sampling, specimen
2.
Synonyms: model 2, archetype, beau ideal, ensample, exemplar, ideal, mirror, paradigm, pattern, standard
Idioms: shining example
3.
an instance that illustrates a rule or provides practice in its application
worked out his arithmetic examples
Synonyms: ensample, illustration, problem
Idioms: case in point