for a change
idiom
: as something different from what is usual
Let's eat out for a change.
Why don't you help me out for a change instead of me always helping you?!
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But alas, if your taste buds simply yearn for a change of pace, the styles below still offer the texture and complexity found in the best amber wines around the world.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
Perkins Eastman also suggested lobbying for a change to state law that currently restricts excess MPS buildings from being sold for two years to any operators other than schools, such as private or charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Is there still time for a change?
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Cabarrus County Schools saw an extremely slight decrease of just 15 students, accounting for a change of less than one tenth of one percent.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
Perkins Eastman also suggested lobbying for a change to state law that currently restricts excess MPS buildings from being sold for two years to any operators other than schools, such as private or charter schools.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Is there still time for a change?
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Cabarrus County Schools saw an extremely slight decrease of just 15 students, accounting for a change of less than one tenth of one percent.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for a change
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“For a change.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20change. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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