for the better

idiom

: so as to produce improvement

The new policy is a change for the better.

My father's health has recently taken a turn for the better.

Examples of for the better in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My only sibling recently pleaded guilty to a crime that will land them in prison for the better part of a decade. —Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024

An offer that has the potential to change your life for the better over the coming years. —Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024

Then, ongoing regional conflicts left the area desolate for the better part of three decades, Erdoğan said. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024

Faced with economic uncertainty for the better part of 2023, the small-business sector was hyper-focused on finding efficiencies and planning for the challenging year ahead. —Eyal Lifshitz, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

Germany’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which measures the country’s production and services output, has been shrinking for the better part of two years. —Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024

Federal, state, and workforce leaders will need to work together to ensure this dramatic policy shift lives up to its immense potential for transforming the lives of American workers for the better. —Bymaria Flynn, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024

Everywhere Belt Bag Usher your teen into adulthood with an accessory that’s likely been on their radar for the better part of high school. —Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2024

Conspiracy theories have been swirling on various platforms, from X (formerly Twitter) to Reddit, for the better part of two weeks. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 11 Mar. 2024