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

Coach Sean McVay challenged his players to give their best effort over the final 39 days of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025

The British pair had the advantage of diving first throughout and put in their best effort of the competition to apply the pressure.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

“It just felt like we hadn’t had our best effort on both sides of the ball yet.”

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Maybe unconsciously she hadn’t put her best effort into the charmspeak.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan