make the best of
Example Sentences
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"It was just the situation that it was and we had to try and make the best of that moment."
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
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
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
The French would have preferred to be off his knee as well, but no one knew how, so everyone tried to make the best of it.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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