for a change
idiom
: as something different from what is usual
Let's eat out for a change.
Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!
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Try adding a few coordinating ornaments for a change in scale.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
Nardin argued for a change in the mindset that automatically favors large-scale production of a single product.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The new film, which opens in theaters this weekend, flips the script by casting a Yautja as the protagonist for a change.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
As the Dodgers players celebrated their World Series title Saturday on the field at the Rogers Centre, some fans took to social media to call for a change in Major League Baseball.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025
Nardin argued for a change in the mindset that automatically favors large-scale production of a single product.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The new film, which opens in theaters this weekend, flips the script by casting a Yautja as the protagonist for a change.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
As the Dodgers players celebrated their World Series title Saturday on the field at the Rogers Centre, some fans took to social media to call for a change in Major League Baseball.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for a change
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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