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

Fashion show: People continue to put in their best effort when it comes to their outfits - even on day four.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 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

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