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Plural of instance

regular plural

The plural of instance is instances.

Forms of instance

Singularinstance /ˈɪnstəns/
Pluralinstances /ˈɪnstənsɪz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Instances in a sentence

  • The organisations claim fraudsters are targeting properties belonging to both individuals and companies, in some instances using forged documents.2010 October 11, Mark King, “Homeowners warned to be vigilant as identity and registration fraud rises”, in The Guardian
  • Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time.2000, Dov Bulka, David Mayhew, Efficient C++: Performance Programming Techniques, page 149
  • The drones recorded three instances of sperm whales engaging in head ramming behavior.2026 April 13, Beth Wegerer, “Scientists Finally Catch Sperm Whales Headbutting on Camera”, in A-Z Animals. From the entry head ramming
  • I've also heard many instances of him acting sus with girls.2023 March 9, u/rainbows_are_a_mess, “The Bombay Movie Club”, in Reddit, r/mumbai, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2023. From the entry sus
  • But instances of duplicate voting and out-of-state or out-of-precinct voting continue despite ERIC’s involvement.2023 December 12, Michael Greibrok, Kristi Stahr, “THE GREAT EXIT: Why States are Leaving Politically Driven ERIC and Why More States…. From the entry eric

Meaning of instance

  1. noun Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
  2. noun A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
  3. noun That which is urgent; motive.

Full definition of instance

Questions about the plural of instance

What is the plural of instance?
The plural of instance is instances.
Is instance countable?
Instance is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: instance (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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