Definition of "such as" []

• For example (preposition)
• Like, of the kind mentioned (preposition)
• Those who (preposition)

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• "His inventions, such as the weight-and-pulley dummy in his bed, are pure genius."
• "Weekends my younger sister and brother tended the bar underage and cultivated regulars with names such as Snow Monkey, Biker Pete, Rye and Ginger a couple, and Old Jake, who drank until his piss-stained corduroys could no longer grip the barstool."
• "I think my father saw certain acts of violence and cruelty, such as the terrible death of Marilyn Hyde, and wondered if there were some deeds that were beyond even the potential of human beings to commit; if there were creatures both more and less than human who preyed upon us."