The phrase "as a modern example" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to illustrate a current or contemporary instance that supports a point or argument.
Example: "Many people cite social media as a modern example of how communication has evolved over the years."
Alternatives: "as a contemporary illustration" or "as a current instance".
The echidna has been used as a modern example of this, as it can effectively turn off its inner thermostat to conserve energy during extremes of temperature.
As a modern example, he spoke of his own relief when he heard that the Soviets, whose empire he otherwise loathed, had finally made a nuclear weapon of their own.
The Battle of Khafji served as a modern example of the ability of air power to serve a supporting role to ground forces.
The sipunculid worm Golfingia has been considered as a possible modern example of trace makers of very narrow and long tubes similar to Trichichnus (Romero-Wetzel, 1987).
The city exudes what is best described as a modern day example of Beauty and the Beast.
As institutions and organizations search for innovations in financing to meet tremendous health, education and other social sector needs in developing countries, it may well be time to remember the $1.1 million debt-for-health research swap, the first of its kind, successfully completed now almost 18 years ago, to serve as a modern day example in order not to re-invent the wheel.
The flotilla can be seen as a modern-day example of "gunboat diplomacy" — intended to embolden rebels and shake the confidence of loyalist forces and mercenaries, perhaps even inspiring a palace coup.
Boldrin and Levine use open source software as a modern-day example of how collaboration thrives and ideas improve without intellectual property laws.
Lee Iacocca, who was elected chief executive of Chrysler in 1979, will probably go down in history as the first modern example of a charismatic business leader.
Some will be outraged at the presentation; others may see a crucial, modern example of the artist as sick man.
A good modern example is internet access.
