Instance and Scene

Instance

Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Scene and instance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scene" instead a noun "Instance".

Scene noun - The place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set.

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Instance and scene are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instance" instead a noun "Scene".

Nearby Words: scenery, scenic

notable	notable instance	notable scene
particular	particular instance	particular scene
similar	similar instance	similar scene
specific	specific instance	specific scene
Other adjectives: brief, short, certain, original, single, disturbing, entire, infamous, memorable, famous, early, final, funny, later, epic, hilarious, next, last, earlier, previous.

For instance, the first scene after the opening credits has Poor Girl trying to talk herself into having sex with a stranger for money, but the scene ends with him asking her to play videogames with him instead.

Source: Film / Dasepo Sonyo
The scene's effect is diminished by having in a previous scene a future instance of him telling Koizumi this is a predetermined event.

Source: Our Hero Is Dead
One instance is during the Aleero City scene, in which the more comical scene of Clank badly flying the ship is in between more serious shots of the warbot assault.

Source: Western Animation / Ratchet & Clank (2016)

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