The phrase "a past example of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific instance or case from the past that illustrates a particular point or concept.
Example: "The Great Depression serves as a past example of how economic policies can impact society."
Alternatives: "a historical instance of" or "a previous case of".
Below is a past example of a union strike in 2012 and how it was resolved.
And whether you ignore the ice core records or not, you are still unable to provide a past example of natural CO2 rise analogous to the current human driven one.
Sanders cited a past example of a lucrative patent giveaway gone wrong: the prostate cancer drug Xtandi.
A past example of an unlicensed stem cell clinic seeking to treat international patients operating in Barbados for a brief period was raised.
I can't off the top of my head think of a past example where one team got a different set of regulations to work within, other than the intermediate year when the engine formats changed, and well, that was a bit of a farce.
Then again, Henin turns off some fans because of her tense demeanor and a few past examples of gamesmanship, the type that made icons of Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe.
Overview of Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students learn about the effects of the volcanic eruption of Nyiragongo in Congo as a springboard to exploring past examples of volcanic eruptions and their respective relief efforts.
The buildings are a far cry from past examples of modern Paris design, like the clunky Tour Montparnasse, the badly dated Opéra Bastille and the cold skyscrapers of La Défense, the Modernist business district to the city's west.
When you write a big speech you read past examples, of course.
The well-preserved stone terracing, built by early Hawaiians to grow taro, dates back 700 years, and a self-guided trail takes one past examples of indigenous vegetation the garden is devoted to saving, as well as plants introduced by the Polynesians who settled the Hawaiian islands.
Jennifer Rubin -- missing Klein's point by a country mile -- responded by citing numerous past examples of Republicans coming up with plans and insisting that Klein was "pretending there is no alternative to the deeply flawed ObamaCare".
