for better or for worse

1. Under good or bad circumstances, with good or bad effect. For example, For better or for worse he trusts everyone. This term became widely familiar because it appears in the marriage service of the Book of Common Prayer (1549): “With this ring I thee wed, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, til death do us part.” [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

As a piece of psychological portraiture, though — the framework, for better or for worse, by which Swift has trained us to interpret her music — this collection of expertly tailored bops falls well short of its predecessor; “Showgirl” feels like a retreat from the vivid bloodletting of “Tortured Poets,” which captured a woman whose one-of-one success had emboldened her to speak certain toxic truths.

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I could say that’s for better or for worse, but when I look back at my career and the audience I’ve built and the opportunities I’ve had — it’s been for the better.

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People are complicated, so for better or for worse, I try find the most unclear version of someone’s emotional feelings, because I think that’s how we are most of the time.

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“There’s the showmanship. The performance aspect is really similar. Working with an ensemble, working with your team. Taking direction from your coach. My cheerleading background was very strict and created a lot of maybe unhealthy patterns that have led me to success, for better or for worse.”

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Moving to the small screen that year, he gained a national reputation, for better or for worse.

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