make the best of

Example Sentences

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Still, coaches worked to make the best of unfit practice locations and engage unsettled kids.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In that light, the Infinity Vision program looks more like an effort by Disney to keep a prime holiday release window and make the best of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The Conservative Rochford District Council leader Danielle Belton, who proposed a four-council model, said the decision from Westminster "isn't ideal" but "we will make the best of it".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In both films, Byrne plays a down-on-her-luck mother trying to make the best of an impossible predicament, rallying against systemic failure while fighting to keep her head above water.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

There was nothing to do but make the best of it—and pray they didn’t die of sheer boredom.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong