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

Montenegro, who scored 11 goals in two home matches in December's window, struggled to create chances, with their best effort from play coming when Kuc tamely shot into the arms of Maddy Harvey-Clifford.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

It wasn’t the Kraken’s best effort by a longshot, but they needed to get past the Blackhawks, who were tied for the least standings points in the 32-team league after the game.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

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

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull