best effort
Example Sentences
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Lewis Hall crashed a strike off the crossbar with Newcastle's best effort.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
That he doesn’t give his best effort all the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
The British pair had the advantage of diving first throughout and put in their best effort of the competition to apply the pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
It wasn’t the Kraken’s best effort by a longshot, but they needed to get past the Blackhawks, who were tied for the least standings points in the 32-team league after the game.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Her best effort so far was three, which the directions labeled typical.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
