best behavior
Example Sentences
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He was on his best behavior since it was in dad’s London office, and advisers entered the room throughout the day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
If you can do the cauliflower, you better be on your best behavior.’
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024
They’ve been on their best behavior all day.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023
The gift of the most outrageous comedies, after all, is that they allow us, for an hour or two in a darkened room, to leave best behavior and safe spaces at the door.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023
I talked to the girls about how important it was that they be on their best behavior.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
