for the best

Example Sentences

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Bravo, too, to the AS Boutique hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the best complimentary hotel breakfast I’ve had and for stocking the minifridges in its rooms with complimentary water, beer, juice and soda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

It’s for the best, in the long run, that the Ethics Committee appears to have retained control over these cases amid the ongoing call for blood.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

He said the situation brought home how reliant the country was on oil and he had been "constantly hunting around" for the best prices.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"We have to just anticipate the worst, hope for the best, and that's kind of where we're at."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The words would have made most creatures quite sad, but as you know, robots don’t feel emotions, and in these moments that was probably for the best.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown