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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for one

It produced for one prompter a schematic of a jet engine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Zeta-Jones, also an executive producer on the series, said she had an idea for one scene to use a song by Welsh singing legend Tom Jones, and have him help save the day.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Unlike the children in the book — well, for one thing, they are not children — they are not punished for being bad, but only for losing at whatever games the series proposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

But to know what they’re fighting for, one must first understand what they’re fighting against, engaging with the enemy rather than dismissing it.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Kevin had official pilot wings that he got on the airplane; he had them pinned to his sweater, and he wouldn't let the other kids wear them, not even for one minute.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry