reference; example; instance
inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry
being summoned to appear to court; witness
pulling against each other; pulling from both ends
彼の成功例を引き合いに出した。
I cited his success as an example.
説明の引き合いとなる具体例を用意した。
I prepared a concrete example to use as a reference in the explanation.
議論で過去の失敗を引き合いに出すのは適切ではない。
It is not appropriate to cite past failures as an example in a discussion.