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best effort

noun as in best shot

noun as in college try

noun as in old college try

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Example Sentences

Instead, he gives his very best effort and tries to win the World Series with a single swing of his bat.

I certainly prefer to write, to express myself, in Spanish, but I promise I will make my best effort.

It was determined that the best effort would bring the ship back to the dome on Klo about "mid-morning."

The poem was the best effort he had yet made in the verse line and of course everybody applauded.

The time had come when Matt was to put forth his best effort, and win or lose at a single throw of the die.

The leadership of these men represents the best thought and the best effort of both races in the South.

One can never be perfectly accurate, even with one's best effort, but the effort must be made.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to best effort, such as: all one's got, best one can do, maximum effort, one's all, one's damndest, and optimum effort.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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