How to Use for better or (for) worse in a Sentence

for better or (for) worse

idiom
  • But, that was the house that built me, for better or for worse.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Some called him, for better or worse, the Black James Bond.
    Anita Gates, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • And the nightmare at the core of The Village, for better or worse, has aged well.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
  • Down on his knees, for better or for worse, David was very much alive.
    Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • And then there are the species whose common names just … don’t seem to fit, for better or worse.
    Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2023
  • Once the Games start and the athletes are on the court or off the blocks, these issues tend to be brushed aside, for better or worse.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 26 July 2024
  • This day could bring a surprise or two, for better or for worse.
    Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
  • Whether that will be for better or worse is anyone’s guess.
    Mario Aguilar, STAT, 11 May 2023
  • As women, we’re taught, for better or worse, to be agreeable and, above all, to be a good friend.
    Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2023
  • So for better or worse, this album and this song really set the tone for a lot of what was to come with the genre.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 6 June 2023
  • The two are linked, for better or worse, for the foreseeable future, and this season and the next few will be telling.
    Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2023
  • The show also has a lot to say about loneliness and how that can shape us for better or worse.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 May 2023
  • Pease: Some of the bands really got branded with it, for better or worse.
    Tim Latterner, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Odds are that other guests who aren’t used to your home will notice this one, too—for better or for worse.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In the age of social media, her 25-year-old questions feel, for better or worse, new again.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • There’s clearly an appetite for it, for better or for worse.
    Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • And for better or for worse, my mother called me Sarah Bernhardt for a reason.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
  • No one believes in Biden more than Biden himself, for better or worse.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • Public ass grabbing, on the other hand, is back—for better or for worse.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • These are the movies everyone was talking about at Cannes this year — for better or worse.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 29 May 2023
  • And as David Blum pointed out, for better or worse, his Brat Pack article helped ignite the movie and the careers of the cast.
    Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 18 June 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
  • On the heels of its inclusion in the Paris Olympics, breaking has, for better or worse, been in the public discourse a lot lately.
    Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But celebrity chat shows, for better or worse, have endured.
    Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The stakes are high, and the characters wield their power with intention, for better or for worse.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 23 July 2024
  • What campaign messages have stuck – for better or worse?
    Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2022
  • And for better or for worse, most of the year’s best films are crammed into a three-month release window at the end of the year in a bid for Oscars attention.
    James Factora, Them, 27 Sep. 2024
  • And for better or worse, Coinbase is increasingly a part of those trends.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Part of the hair loss is related to age and genetics, but stress (or lack thereof) can change things for better or worse.
    Mike Wehner, BGR, 3 Apr. 2021
  • His worldwide fans, for better or worse, have decided that his comments and allegations don’t overpower their connection with his music.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

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