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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Hayles’ rendition is different, though apart from some bumpy accent work, mostly for the better.
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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
The actress shares how an ADHD diagnosis changed her life for the better.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 May 2024
Sitting in a cramped metal tube for the better part of a day (or more) is not good for you.
—Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
After debating what to name the product for the better part of a year, the team settled on its eventual appellation: POLLEN.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The feud has been one of the biggest talking points in the music business for the better part of this year, with artists and songwriters caught in the middle of the corporate standoff and looking for alternate ways to promote and market their music beyond the parameters of TikTok.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 2 May 2024
This joint effort between Tech and the Kansas City Symphony has been in the works for the better part of a year.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Shapiro and Bennett both left the moment feeling changed for the better.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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
The actress shares how an ADHD diagnosis changed her life for the better.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 10 May 2024
Sitting in a cramped metal tube for the better part of a day (or more) is not good for you.
—Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
After debating what to name the product for the better part of a year, the team settled on its eventual appellation: POLLEN.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
The feud has been one of the biggest talking points in the music business for the better part of this year, with artists and songwriters caught in the middle of the corporate standoff and looking for alternate ways to promote and market their music beyond the parameters of TikTok.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 2 May 2024
This joint effort between Tech and the Kansas City Symphony has been in the works for the better part of a year.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Shapiro and Bennett both left the moment feeling changed for the better.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
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