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

Her best effort so far was three, which the directions labeled typical.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull