How to Use for the better in a Sentence

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  • Since then, Hwang notes, casting decisions have changed for the better.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Whatever this endeavor is, just know that your life is going to be changed for the better by saying yes to the challenging thing ahead.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • That political neophytes can shake up politics for the better.
    Bryan Vandyke, TIME, 28 Sep. 2024
  • As the Giving Pledge continues to grow and evolve, one thing is clear: the face of philanthropy is changing, and the impact could reshape our world for the better.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • By reframing the franchise from Link to Zelda, Nintendo has reimagined the game — often for the better.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • And while both digital transformation and AI have already impacted government for the better, there are ways to take it to the next level with a few practical steps.
    Gustav Jeppesen, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • What’s your view about how it’s changed the area for the better or worse?
    Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
  • And she’s been trying to reach this point for the better part of the past decade.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023
  • This was a year that my life changed for the better in the most precious way.
    Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • The ash plume forced the closure of most of Europe’s airspace for the better part of a week.
    Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But protests, at their core, are an act of hope that things can change for the better.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
  • And that the worst and most misguided among us can change for the better.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 11 June 2024
  • The lives of everyone involved in the song changed for the better in April 2014.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
  • And will Iran change for the better without this hard-liner at the helm?
    Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
  • Ten years later, things haven’t changed for the better.
    Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Now that, at long last, the case has been decided, that has changed for the better.
    The Editors, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
  • These honey badgers could change the world for the better.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 26 Jan. 2024
  • A lot has changed since and, on balance, mostly for the better.
    Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
  • Holmes drove around in an unmarked car for the better part of two hours on his gang unit shift.
    Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
  • When things seem to start changing for the better, he is betrayed and escapes to the city.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Sitting in a cramped metal tube for the better part of a day (or more) is not good for you.
    Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
  • That’s only natural for the Warriors, a team that has been at the top of the league for the better part of a decade.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Think of these additions to your routine as changes for the better — no, the best!
    Paige Stables, Allure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The answer, at least for us mere mortals, is no, and that’s likely for the better.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The baby is going to change our life only for the better.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • Shapiro and Bennett both left the moment feeling changed for the better.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 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
  • Will this quirky teacher change his students’ lives for the better?
    Pat Padua, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Depending on the next two days, his opinion could change — for the better.
    Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
  • Since its start in 2017, comics say Don’t Tell has changed the comedy landscape for the better.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024

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