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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a textbook instance of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a clear or perfect example of a particular concept or phenomenon.
Example: "The way she handled the negotiation was a textbook instance of effective communication skills."
Alternatives: "a prime example of" or "a classic case of".
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But to my ear, this is a textbook instance of missing the forest for the trees.
According to a common narrative, we have lived through a textbook instance of the madness of crowds.
Through this landscape — craggy, bare in places and verdant elsewhere, a textbook instance of the sublime — one moves as though through a dream.
Through this landscape craggy, bare in places and verdant elsewhere, a textbook instance of the sublime one moves as though through a dream.
But, in a textbook instance of perverse incentives, the ruling by the Second Circuit will discourage due diligence, because the less management knows about the sourcing employed by analysts and traders to generate investment ideas, the fewer people will face legal exposure.
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The case became a textbook example of civil rights justice.
Is this a textbook example of coercion?
What we witnessed in January was a textbook example of how not to develop textbook standards".
Equivalent VIII is a textbook illustration of minimal art that should stay in a textbook.
Carolyn Weisz is a textbook example of a high delayer.
What followed was a textbook example of "mission creep".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com