“Instance” or “Instants”—Which to use?

“Instance” or “Instants”

Overview

instance / instants are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

instance: NA

instants: NA

Pronunciation

instance: IH·n·s·t·ah·n·s

instants: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “instance”

…otherwise freely accessible in other instances, Gab "offer users no incentive…
…its closest relative, Parastylonurus, for instance the widely different shapes of…
…mule and recorded a rare instance in which a fertile mule…
…1852, was replaced at Bismarck's instance by another which stated that…
For instance, on the depicted key of…
…by the government itself: for instance, the left-wing government of Lionel…
One instance, out of many, may serve…
…the ICTY upheld the first instance decision to convict Hartmann of…
For instance, they have established a system…
For instance, in May 1868, a contract…

Examples of “instants”

…every dhamma into three different instants of origination (uppādakkhaṇa), endurance (ṭhitikkhaṇa)…

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