for better or (for) worse

idiom

: whether good or bad things happen : no matter what happens

We've made our decision and now we have to stick to it for better or worse.

Examples of for better or (for) worse in a Sentence

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From an animal rights perspective, nearly every human use of animals is morally suspect, but animal-welfare thinkers take it as a given that animals of all kinds do exist in human care, for better or worse, and focus on how to treat them as well as possible. —Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Lance Neal, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024

Internet connections are spotty to nonexistent, and the conflict rages, for better or worse, without the breathless incursions and distortions of social media. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024

Friends, parents, and strangers are looking at their evolving appearance with brand-new eyes and may treat them differently than before — for better or worse. —Alexa Lee, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024

Here’s a stat to chew on, for better or worse: the poll results for Ramy Youssef, while respectable, attracted the worst total numbers of season 49. —Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024

But, that was the house that built me, for better or for worse. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024

So, to keep my ears sharp, that means occasionally resetting my brain with the loudest, brashest music in the canon, for better or worse. —Nate Rogers, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024

Now, for better or worse, this style of commentary is ubiquitous. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

There are so many things that could change if more people voted (for better or worse is up to debate). —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024