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

for better or (for) worse

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  • But, that was the house that built me, for better or for worse.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
  • And for better or for worse, left their gills to their makers.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 July 2025
  • The fortunes of many teams might change, for better or worse.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • This day could bring a surprise or two, for better or for worse.
    — Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
  • This isn’t a film worth getting worked up over, for better or for worse.
    — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Down on his knees, for better or for worse, David was very much alive.
    — Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Which means he may be stuck, for better or worse, as a leading man rather than a weirdo.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Speidi always knew how to put on a show — for better or worse.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • And that, for better or worse, is what now rules at the Oscars.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Sam Darnold led the charge, for better or for worse, last season.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • To gag someone is to leave them without words, for better or for worse.
    — Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There’s more attention now, for better or for worse, and more perks.
    — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • People would have to click through site after site to find things—for better or worse.
    — Chris Stegh, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • But things have changed since then, and now this just feels like a matter or time, for better or worse.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • And for better or worse, that’s what being a Traitor is — a group project.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2025
  • This once-in-a-decade alignment is bound to stir up emotions, for better or worse.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Public ass grabbing, on the other hand, is back—for better or for worse.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Then there’s this — for better or worse, AI masseuses don’t need breaks to rest their hands.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • 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 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Of course, many of the most brutal moments of the first season have stuck with me, for better or worse.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Nothing is more memorable, for better or worse, than a trip to the dentist.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 July 2025
  • Jamie Foxx is the type of man who attracts a lot of attention, for better or worse.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
  • From deep cuts to guilty pleasures, each guest peels back the layers of the songs that left a mark on them — for better or worse.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
  • No one believes in Biden more than Biden himself, for better or worse.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • 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

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