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

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

In Gentle Monster, Lucy and Philip move out of Munich to the countryside at the latter’s request, for a change of pace. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

What comes next Soares, who sits on the board of directors of the California Wool Growers Association, said the association had hired a lobbyist to push for a change in state law when the Legislature reconvened in August. — Velvet Wu august 2, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Residents, even those appreciative for Congresswoman Frederica Wilson’s 15-year tenure, are ready for a change. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for for a change

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