for the world
idiom
informal
: for any reason
—used to make a statement more forceful
I wouldn't miss your wedding for the world.
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Jones would sit on his couch, lob grenades at MLS and criticize U.S. national teamers while simultaneously putting his personal drama on display for the world to see.
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
But what makes Austen eminently readable is her characters’, and her own, enthusiasm for the world.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
These are conduits for the world defying their geographic designations.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Throughout our history, presidents good, bad, great, and terrible have placed tremendous value in our moral authority, encouraging us to set an example for the world.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
But what makes Austen eminently readable is her characters’, and her own, enthusiasm for the world.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
These are conduits for the world defying their geographic designations.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Throughout our history, presidents good, bad, great, and terrible have placed tremendous value in our moral authority, encouraging us to set an example for the world.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for for the world
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“For the world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20world. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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