level best
Example Sentences
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And now they were watching her make history and they were being thanked for their commitment to the American Dream that the country had done its level best to exclude them from.
From Washington Post
“They were simply doing their level best to help investigators get to the bottom of a terrible attack.”
From Washington Post
Most officers are good people who are doing their level best to keep us safe.
From Washington Post
“These cases tend to be complex and time-consuming and in responding to them we have sorely tried our staff who are doing their level best but working beyond their capacity.”
From Washington Times
The hospitals there “have been doing their level best,” he said.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
