Examples of “best” in a Sentence

adj Of the highest quality, or most suitable; superlative of "good."

• This is the best pizza I've ever eaten.
• She's the best candidate for the job by far.
• Her best friend lives just down the road from us.

noun The greatest possible effort someone can make.

• He gave it his best in the final round.
• I did my best, but the hill was too steep to finish.
• The children tried their best to keep quiet during the ceremony.

verb To defeat or outdo someone.

• She bested three former champions to win the title.
• The small team bested the favorites in a tense final match.
• Our local chess club bested a much larger rival last night.