for a change

phrase

: 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?!

Examples of for a change in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unable to process things going well for a change, Lee self-medicates and, unsurprisingly, makes a less than stellar showing at the ceremony. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

Though often it's paired with a desire for a change in leadership. — Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Most notably, Ronald Araujo is set for a shock loan to Liverpool, with Flick acknowledging Araujo's desire for a change. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Reading scores of New York City public school students plummeted this past school year, erasing improvements in the subject recorded a year before, sparking calls from the teachers’ union for a change in approach. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for for a change

• interchange
• rearrange
• arrange
• derange
• estrange
• exchange
• midrange
• grange
• mange
• range
• strange