for one

Idioms  

1. Also, for one thing. As the first of several possible instances. For example, Everything seemed to go wrong; for one, we had a flat tire, and then we lost the keys, or I find many aspects of your proposal to be inadequate; for one thing, you don't specify where you'll get the money. For one can also be applied to a person, as in He doesn't like their behavior, and I for one agree with him.

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Example Sentences

When thieves snatched 12 metric tons of KitKats in transit from Italy to Poland, the company capitalized with some free publicity for one of its most famous brands.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

So when I read it, I was like, “Oh, OK. That’s like those five-page monologues that you don’t get very often to do for one character in one episode.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Mercedes - for one - had instructed their drivers to go wide on the pit-lane entry to avoid this risk.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

While, in most industries, it’s unusual for one company to pay another to help it get a competing product off the ground, it’s not uncommon in the space industry.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Then for one last time I took the sharp little path up to Patrick’s Well.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff