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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About Jumia Jumia believes that technology has the potential to transform everyday life in Africa for the better.
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Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
And will Iran change for the better without this hard-liner at the helm?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
Regardless, this change is for the better, according to HP, eventually simplifying the purchasing process for the mass market.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
But those renovations weren’t necessarily for the better—the exterior no longer had its original facade and architectural style.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024
With the outside input of constitutionalist legal activists and smooth cooperation with Mitch McConnell and Senate Judiciary chairmen Lindsey Graham and Chuck Grassley, Trump did much to remake the judiciary for the better.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 May 2024
But Sunday lunch has changed because Italy has changed — in some ways for the better, in other ways for the busier.
—Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Hayles’ rendition is different, though apart from some bumpy accent work, mostly for the better.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 12 May 2024
That’s a drastic reversal for the company, which has sold items in all of its stores for the better part of the past 10 years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024
And will Iran change for the better without this hard-liner at the helm?
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
Regardless, this change is for the better, according to HP, eventually simplifying the purchasing process for the mass market.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
But those renovations weren’t necessarily for the better—the exterior no longer had its original facade and architectural style.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024
With the outside input of constitutionalist legal activists and smooth cooperation with Mitch McConnell and Senate Judiciary chairmen Lindsey Graham and Chuck Grassley, Trump did much to remake the judiciary for the better.
—The Editors, National Review, 14 May 2024
But Sunday lunch has changed because Italy has changed — in some ways for the better, in other ways for the busier.
—Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Hayles’ rendition is different, though apart from some bumpy accent work, mostly for the better.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 12 May 2024
That’s a drastic reversal for the company, which has sold items in all of its stores for the better part of the past 10 years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 May 2024
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“For the better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20better. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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