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Many setup errors come from ambiguous labels. For example, first-time users often confuse “workspace” with “account.”
8 Transition Words for Examples Examples
Use these examples to study structure, specificity, tone, and variation. They are demonstrations—not claims about a real person or organization unless the example itself makes that explicit.
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What to notice in the examples
Good example transitions make clear whether the writer is introducing a full illustrative sentence, narrowing to a specific case, or embedding examples inside a sentence, avoiding punctuation mistakes and repetitive signaling.
- Use for example or for instance to introduce a full illustrative statement.
- Use such as to embed nonexhaustive examples inside a noun phrase.
- Use specifically when narrowing a general point to a precise case.
- Use namely when identifying a defined set more exactly, not merely giving one possible example.
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Several low-cost changes improved completion, including shorter labels, inline examples, and a visible progress indicator.
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Some punctuation marks can join closely related clauses; for instance, a semicolon can do so without a coordinating conjunction.
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The issue affects one workflow specifically: password recovery for users without backup codes.
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Use sensory detail such as texture, temperature, movement, and sound to make a setting more concrete.
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The review has two priorities, namely accuracy and source traceability.
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One participant, for example, returned to the pricing page four times before choosing a plan.
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Several characters hide information, but Mira in particular changes the plot by withholding the letter.
Keep the underlying decision or pattern, then replace the subject, evidence, relationship, constraints, and tone with details that belong to your situation. If your final line still works after swapping only one noun, it may be too close to the example.