ex·am·ple
[ig-zam-puhl, -zahm-]
noun
1.one of a number of things, or a part of something, taken to show the character of the whole: This painting is an example of his early work.
2.a pattern or model, as of something to be imitated or avoided: to set a good example.
3.an instance serving for illustration; specimen: The case histories gave carefully detailed examples of this disease.
4.an instance illustrating a rule or method, as a mathematical problem proposed for solution.
5.an instance, especially of punishment, serving as a warning to others: Public executions were meant to be examples to the populace.
6.a precedent; parallel case: an action without example.
verb (used with object)
7.Rare . to give or be an example of; exemplify (used in the passive).