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

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

The British pair had the advantage of diving first throughout and put in their best effort of the competition to apply the pressure.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

“It’s time to get to work and it’s time to give our best effort tomorrow.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

“You can leave when it's complete. Use your best effort or you'll be doing it all over again. Neatly, completely, and with pride. That's the Institute motto. That's how mastery is done.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton