Here's a list of examples of things you can use the `any` type for:

1. Basic function parameter usage

```typescript
function greet(name: any) {
  console.log(`Hello, ${name}!`);
}

greet("John"); // Outputs: Hello, John!
greet(123); // Outputs: Hello, 123!
```

2. Storing variables with uncertain types

```typescript
let x: any = "hello";
x = 123;
x = true;
```

3. Returning different types from a function depending on certain conditions

```typescript
function getSingleValue(
  value: string | number
): any {
  if (typeof value === "string") {
    return value.toUpperCase();
  } else if (typeof value === "number") {
    return value.toFixed(2);
  }
}
```

4. Using with arrays or objects with varying types

```typescript
const mixedArray: any[] = [
  "hello",
  123,
  true,
  { name: "John" },
];

mixedArray.forEach((item) => console.log(item));
```

5. Utilizing in third-party libraries or code without type information

```typescript
declare const externalLibrary: any;

externalLibrary.doSomething();
```

6. Using with dynamic data structures where the type of each element is unknown

```typescript
const dynamicData: any[][] = [
  ["hello", 123],
  [true, "world"],
];
```

7. Using in prototyping or experimentation where the exact type is not yet known

```typescript
let experimentalData: any =
  experimentalFunction();
```

8. When interfacing with JavaScript code that doesn't have explicit types

```typescript
const jsObject: any = JSON.parse(jsonObject);
```

9. When using TypeScript with JSX syntax and the exact types of JSX components are unknown

```typescript
const MyComponent = (props: any) => {
  return <div>{props.message}</div>;
};
```

10. When dealing with values that may be null or undefined and the exact type is not known beforehand

```typescript
let nullableValue: any =
  possiblyNullableFunction();
if (nullableValue) {
  console.log(nullableValue.someProperty);
}
```
