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

Is $1 million enough for one person or even a couple?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

“Abbott’s call for a ‘pause’ could be for one day – and no one buys it,” she said in a statement this week.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

There are no drug treatments that specifically target Bundibugyo, nor does it have a vaccine, although the first human trials for one are currently under way in the UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

At Japan-based Takeda, scientists searched the company’s library of chemical compounds, looking for one that could switch on the orexin receptor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“Money, for one thing. It must cost a lot to travel around helping people. How do you pay for it?”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith