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

His prior athletic participation form was marked for a change of schools for athletic purposes by Grapevine-Colleyville ISD athletics. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Ahmet Sisman, chairman of ITHIB, acknowledged the difficult environment while also pointing to the need for a change in approach. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Between copious hits from a vape, relaxing in his home office in rural Pennsylvania, McNeil talks about the strange process of writing about his own punk rock life for a change. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Rovelli argues for a change in view that is not a defeat but a new kind of humility in the face of the universe's vast complexity. — Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for for a change

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