for the better
idiom
: so as to produce improvement
The new policy is a change for the better.
My father's health has recently taken a turn for the better.
Examples of for the better in a Sentence
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Shapiro and Bennett both left the moment feeling changed for the better.
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Financial institutions have used these tools for data structuring and analysis for the better part of the last two decades.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
The lives of everyone involved in the song changed for the better in April 2014.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
First, the bad news about air travel in 2024
Some of the changes have not been for the better.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
My only sibling recently pleaded guilty to a crime that will land them in prison for the better part of a decade.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
An offer that has the potential to change your life for the better over the coming years.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Then, ongoing regional conflicts left the area desolate for the better part of three decades, Erdoğan said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Faced with economic uncertainty for the better part of 2023, the small-business sector was hyper-focused on finding efficiencies and planning for the challenging year ahead.
—Eyal Lifshitz, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
Financial institutions have used these tools for data structuring and analysis for the better part of the last two decades.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
The lives of everyone involved in the song changed for the better in April 2014.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
First, the bad news about air travel in 2024
Some of the changes have not been for the better.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
My only sibling recently pleaded guilty to a crime that will land them in prison for the better part of a decade.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
An offer that has the potential to change your life for the better over the coming years.
—Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Then, ongoing regional conflicts left the area desolate for the better part of three decades, Erdoğan said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
Faced with economic uncertainty for the better part of 2023, the small-business sector was hyper-focused on finding efficiencies and planning for the challenging year ahead.
—Eyal Lifshitz, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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