From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfor one thingfor one thingBECAUSEused to introduce a reason for what you have just said He couldn’t bring himself to say what he thought. For one thing, she seldom stopped to listen. For another, he doubted that he could make himself clear. → one
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for one thing• A higher body count score, for one thing.• He was responsible for Loredana's death, for one thing.• The ex-steelworkers, for one thing, have not gone away.• We can't invite everyone - for one thing, it would cost too much.• It would be tolerable but for one thing: She shares the space with eight children.• Well, for one thing she takes her readers and our intellect seriously.• He was tall, for one thing: tall and athletically built, although there was a laziness about his movements.• Their love of wine leads to raised levels of alcoholism, for one thing, which balances out the supposed benefits.• Well, for one thing, women have a different experience in life.• No, of course you can't go. For one thing, you have too much homework to do.for one thingfor one thingEXAMPLEused to give one reason for something Well, for one thing, it’s too big. He’s not that wonderful. He’s bad-tempered for one thing. → thingExamples from the Corpus
for one thing• Their love of wine leads to raised levels of alcoholism, for one thing, which balances out the supposed benefits.• He was responsible for Loredana's death, for one thing.• A higher body count score, for one thing.• The ex-steelworkers, for one thing, have not gone away.• Well, for one thing she takes her readers and our intellect seriously.• Well, for one thing, women have a different experience in life. 