The phrase "an example of a trend" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when illustrating or demonstrating a specific trend within a particular context or field.
Example: "The rise in remote work is an example of a trend that has gained momentum in recent years."
Alternatives: "a case of a trend" or "a demonstration of a trend".
Most of the critics admired the movie, exulting in it as an example of a trend away from the current vogue for sex and violence.
The New Yorker, July 9, 1932 P. 7 The only stock on the Exchange now selling above one hundred is that of a gold-mining company, which pleases us as an example of a trend back to first principles.
The agreement is an example of a trend known as branded entertainment, which is reshaping how advertisers and media companies present themselves and their assets to customers, readers and viewers.
The suburb, which is 88percentt white, 7percentt Hispanic and 1percentt black, has become an example of a trend away from integration that social demographers say became evident only with an analysis of the 2000 census.
More than that, Celebration, just a few miles south of Walt Disney World, has become an example of a trend away from integration that social demographers say only became evident with an analysis of the census.
Pat Callahan, president of the American Association of Small Property Owners, said she considered the Media conflict an example of a trend in small cities and towns -- including places like Leesburg, Va., and Asheville, N.C.
The struggle over those plants is an example of a growing trend in climate-change politics.
The campaign is an example of a popular trend on Madison Avenue known as cross-marketing, or co-branding.
"This is an example of a general trend we are observing where water is warming further north and making this region more suitable for southerly species," Gradinger said.
Mrs. Clinton also cited the country as an example of a "disturbing trend" worldwide in violence against racial, ethnic and religious minority groups.
The optiputer is an example of a new trend in advanced computing, known as grid computing, which permits solving complex problems by linking processors that may be separated by thousands of miles.
