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best effort



NOUN
old college try
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Lewis Hall crashed a strike off the crossbar with Newcastle's best effort.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

It was England's highest total in ODIs for three years and their best effort at home since 2018, while Bethell's ton, in his 33rd international innings, made him England's second-youngest ODI centurion after David Gower.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Neither Trout nor any other player owes his team or the league anything more than his best effort on the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Montenegro, who scored 11 goals in two home matches in December's window, struggled to create chances, with their best effort from play coming when Kuc tamely shot into the arms of Maddy Harvey-Clifford.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

I didn’t mind the scrutiny; this was my best effort.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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