example, instance, illustration, representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

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As a case in point, she gracefully cited the fact that if a tramp got a good meal at anybody's back door, 't was said that he'd leave some kind of a sign so that all other tramps would know where they were likely to receive the same treatment.

Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context

We were all perfectly willing to keep the Sabbath day, but there are times when to keep the letter of a sacred law whose spirit is righteous, becomes a sin, and this was a case in point.

The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context

"As a case in point," replied D'Artagnan, "your horse seems to sweat already.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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