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
“You’re always new to someone there and you want to give it your best effort every time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
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
Open champion Wyndham Clark said after giving it his best effort.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024
I didn’t mind the scrutiny; this was my best effort.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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