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

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

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

I make my best effort to lighten the mood.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon