for the better

phrase

: 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

The only witnesses were Lockhart's two children at the home, and the case was cold for the better party of three decades. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 July 2026

But a lot has changed for the better on the South Side since then. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 12 July 2026

The 54-inch pipeline had, for the better part of a century, taken excess stormwater from the village directly to the McCook Ditch. — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

Here, Chinnery and nine other women share the ways their experiences with breast cancer have changed their lives for the better. — Caitlin Carlson, Glamour, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for for the better

• carburetter
• carburettor
• abettor
• newsletter
• typesetter
• bettor
• debtor
• fetter
• getter
• letter
• netter
• petter