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

Coach Sean McVay challenged his players to give their best effort over the final 39 days of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

“It just felt like we hadn’t had our best effort on both sides of the ball yet.”

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

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