example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
Commonly used in language learning, dictionaries, and grammar explanations to refer to a sentence that demonstrates usage.
To show how this word is used, the dictionary includes example sentences.
When explaining new grammar, the teacher always writes example sentences on the blackboard.
The teacher gave several example sentences for that grammar point.
I made my own sentence by referring to the dictionary's example sentence.
Please make an example sentence using this word.
This dictionary has an example sentence for each entry.