The phrase "an example of widespread" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific instance that illustrates a broader trend or phenomenon that is common or prevalent.
Example: "The rise of remote work during the pandemic is an example of widespread changes in employment practices."
Alternatives: "a case of widespread" or "an instance of widespread".
And given the government's penchant to intervene in the economy, critics immediately seized on the phenomenon as an example of a widespread plan to cook Argentina's books by minimizing the country's boiling inflation rate.
Obama himself has become the greatest advertisement for black striving as well as its most dramatic indictment — an example of the widespread desire for African-American success, undercut by the blockaded frustrations of his Presidency.
It was one of the first examples of the media using social media profiles as "evidence" (the nickname "Foxy Knoxy" originated from Knox's MySpace) and was a disgraceful example of widespread "slut-shaming" before that phrase was invented.
The Netherlands is an example of a country with widespread groundwater energy utilisation, where over 3,000 heat pumps were in use, and over 200 million m3 of water was pumped for energy utilisation in 2010 (Statistics Netherlands [2012]).
That was an example of what DOJ called a "widespread pattern" of officers stopping and detaining people without reasonable suspicion that they were involved in criminal activity.
In their view, python proliferation — still significant despite a cold winter that might have killed half the population — is simply the sexiest example of widespread disrespect for pets and the wilderness.
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the most extensive example of widespread paternal dominance.
This is an example of the risks associated with the widespread use of psychiatric drugs, frequently without any attention to life circumstances and psychological issues.
"So you have an example of a law that has large, widespread noncompliance," he continued.
Table 1 provides an example of how the teams supporting the widespread use of artemisinin-based combination therapy in Africa identified relevant options and then approached the characterisation of their costs and consequences, using Questions 2 to 6 listed below as prompts.
