best effort
Example Sentences
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A year later, he was banned for eight weeks for his behaviour - including a "lack of best effort" - at the Shanghai Masters.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"We're making our best effort and mobilising everything... to extinguish and wet-down the area," local disaster official Satriyo Nurseno told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Depsite her best effort, that scene has followed Williams ever since, spiraling from internet memes and sports talk debate to serious NFL front-office conversations about his future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 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
