How to Use best in a Sentence

best

1 of 4 adjective
  • That is the easy way and may work the best for most households.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2022-10-29
  • The best way is to forgive them, not for their sake, but for your own.
    — Annie Lane, cleveland, 2022-12-27
  • See who won best picture, which films took home the most Oscars and more.
    — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • There’s no surefire blueprint, and it’s not always tied to what wins best picture.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While it isn't favored to win best picture, it's been gaining momentum and could well pull off an upset.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026
  • All three shows also have received best new series nominations.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • All three shows also received best new series nominations.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The duo won Oscars for best picture, director and original screenplay.
    — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The architects will be tasked with bringing best practice to any plans, be that working on seat size, stand gradients, or removing the roof to form an extra tier.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bong made history becoming the first non-English-speaking filmmaker to win best picture.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Yet at the March 15 Academy Awards, a movie made largely with decades-old antique cameras is poised to win best picture.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Anderson subsequently won best director at the Oscars, with the film also taking best picture.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • All About Eve got best picture; as many will remember, thanks to #Envelopegate, La La Land did not.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The film, which opened in competition at Cannes, also earned best male revelation for Guillaume Marbeck.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The musical is based on the 2001 film, which earned 8 Oscar nominations including best picture.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Best actor is where most of the new bets are landing (followed by best picture, which heavily favors One Battle After Another).
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The film was a critical and commercial smash, earning more than $100 million at the box office and scoring seven Oscars including best picture.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The Spaniard also collected the queen of the mountains jersey, while Lotte Kopecky finished with the points jersey and Marion Bunel was crowned best young rider.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • Toni Fernández Gabarre took best new actor honors for his performance in Guillermo Galoe’s Sleepless City.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
  • First, generative AI can boost productivity for novice and lower-skilled workers by more than 30%—and sometimes even more—by rapidly distributing best practices.
    — Usman Shuja, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Sher earned Oscar nominations for producing best picture nominees Django Unchained and Erin Brockovich.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In one, Taylor gleefully put One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas into a headlock after their film won best picture.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Sundays won best picture, director, best actress for star Patricia López Arnaíz, and best original screenplay, alongside a supporting actress win for Nagore Aramburu.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The jovial actor can hardly nab a bite of the restaurant’s famous cheesy garlic bread without someone asking for a selfie or sharing well wishes for the movie, which is vying for a record-breaking 16 awards at the March 15 ceremony, including best picture.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
  • He is best known for producing Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987), which won a whopping nine Oscars the following year, including best picture.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Phoenix coffee shop Moxie Coffee wins best coffee Moxie Coffee won gold in the filter coffee, single origin experimental subcategory for its Letty Bermudez.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Roma came close to the top win, in fact — arguably laying the groundwork for the Parasite phenomenon that came the next year, when Bong Joon Ho’s Korean satire, steered by Neon, defied the odds as the first non-English-language film to ever win best picture.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein has emerged as one of the strongest Oscar contenders, picking up nine nominations—including best picture, best adapted screenplay for del Toro, and best supporting actor for Jacob Elordi, as well as a slew of below-the-line categories.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Diablo Cody’s teen pregnancy comedy went from quirk to cultural phenomenon, Chris Terrio’s CIA thriller won best picture, and Graham Moore’s Enigma thriller grossed $230 million.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Since the Academy expanded the best picture field in 2009, 61 of the 80 films nominated for SAG ensemble — a 76% success rate — have also received best picture nominations, underscoring the category’s value as a reliable Oscar indicator.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026

best

2 of 4 adverb
  • Not sure what kind of clipper or grinder will work best on your dog?
    — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 2022-09-08
  • What works best is to get up and write without thinking.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2022-10-18
  • Play around and see what works best for your body and spinal mechanics.
    — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 2022-08-05
  • From that point on, his claim to be the nation’s best had begun.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 2022-12-16
  • Compare the two costs to determine which one works best for you.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 2022-11-10
  • Kardashian-worthy bangs are a job best left to the pros.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2022-12-16
  • The rear row is spacious enough for adults but is best suited for children.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes, 2022-12-29
  • Keep in mind the tea infuser works best with larger, whole tea leaves.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 2022-11-02
  • The pageantry of the unique venue, Herro said, is best left to others.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2022-12-16
  • Be sure to check out the full list of Amazon’s best-selling dog toys here.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 2022-08-26
  • These pants are best suited to cut the chill on days that don’t require heavy base layers.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 2022-12-16
  • The other two would be best served by playing, either here or elsewhere.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2022-09-25
  • House of Cards actress Kate Mara has one of the best bright and beachy reds to date.
    — ELLE, 2022-12-16
  • Caesars’ new two-pronged welcome allows bettors to choose the option that suits them best.
    — Catena Media, oregonlive, 2022-11-22
  • For weeks, the show’s producers had been debating which celebrity would best work for the role.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 2022-09-01
  • The study found that hotspot policing works best when police treat people with respect and treat them fairly.
    — Josiah Bates, Time, 2022-11-02
  • This works best for instruments like the trombone or the clarinet, where most of the air escapes through the bell.
    — Calli McMurray, Smithsonian Magazine, 2022-11-22
  • By itself the cologne is somewhat casual and best suited for days at the office or out with friends.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2022-12-16
  • Perhaps this evening is best suited to the rising generations that will be called on to take up the fight.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2022-10-21
  • Carell plays Alan Strauss, a well-to-do therapist who wrote a best-selling self-help book.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2022-08-25
  • This squeegee-like tool has a handle that can be extended from 3 to 5 feet, depending on what height works best for you.
    — Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 2022-07-22
  • The team that runs the ball best has dominated this series, winning 20 of the past 21 times.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 2022-11-23
  • Julien’s staffers spent weeks in the house to determine how to best represent the actress’s items, Mr. Nolan said.
    — Jennifer Calfas, WSJ, 2022-09-22
  • That walk, which paid homage to Beyoncé's Renaissance album, was one of the group's best-attended to date.
    — Brittanie Shey, Chron, 2022-12-28
  • The language that works best in skin care, for example, is based on ingredients—both the absence of bad ones and the presence of good ones.
    — Aparna Bharadwaj, Fortune, 2022-10-25
  • This pick from Aritzia is the puffer vest version of the brand's best-selling Super Puff jacket.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 2022-12-02
  • Lady in the Lake is based on the best-selling novel of the same title by Laura Lippman.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2022-08-29
  • The first and best-known trial in Nuremberg kicked off in November 1945.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 2023-01-15
  • Though Idris is best known for his breakout role in Snowfall as drug kingpin Franklin Saint, he's been acting for over a decade.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 2023-01-24
  • Introduced in 2015, the Apple Watch quickly became the best-selling wearable device of the year.
    — José Adorno, BGR, 2022-10-05

best

3 of 4 noun
  • He did his best to help them.
  • Bad things happen to the best of us.
  • Out of all of my workers, he's the best.
  • They want the best for their children.
  • Our company is the best in the business.
  • Even in the best of times, we had trouble paying our bills.
  • I have one more gift for you, and I saved the best for last.
  • In the best of all possible worlds, no one would be without food and clean water.
  • Thanks, Dad. You're the best!
  • I have a wonderful family and a great job, so I feel that I have the best of both worlds.
  • Feel free to share your bests and worsts of the fest in the comment section.
    — Michael Rietmulder, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
  • The Canadians are the best in best-on-best.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • All these people in their Sunday best.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Gorze’s name is now listed among some of Oregon’s all-time bests.
    — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
  • In all, section yearly bests were recorded in five boys and nine girls events.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The whole experience with the best-on-best.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Pendergraft said the day rated very highly on her list of bests.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2023
  • Toothman scored the meet off regional bests and had Avon ahead by two points.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 2 June 2018
  • Well, to win gold and finally beat Canada in a best-on-best.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • There were old ladies’ sequin dresses and their Sunday best.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
  • All of them climb this frame, and two earn new personal bests as millions mourn his passing.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • This week's quiz highlights baseball bests, nutty nibbles — and a lot more.
    — Khloe Quill , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
  • This was baseball at its October best.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This week's quiz highlights baseball bests, restaurant revamps — and a lot more.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This week's quiz highlights park pioneers, baseball bests — and more.
    — Khloe Quill , Reem Amro, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Groom hit personal bests in the triple jump and high jump, taking only one attempt each in triple and long jumps.
    — Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 27 May 2018
  • Apponequet deserves to stay in the top-10 by hanging with many of the state’s bests as well.
    — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
  • And when she's not dressed in sweats or her game-day best, Brittany loves to dress up for girls' nights out with Swift.
    — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Her finish at the Isle of Wight bettered two previous world bests.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 16 June 2019
  • Denver’s pro sports teams are taking down historical bests the way Oprah used to give away cars.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025

best

4 of 4 verb
  • Their reward for besting the host twice in a row?
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no perfect style of pizza that bests the rest.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Gil was just a spectator on the play, with no chance to best the save.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
  • The besting tasting iced tea is brewed with cold water.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Hawks have bested the Knicks in that aspect thus far.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The singer, who wont best new artist in 2009, went for an all-back look for the awards show.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2023
  • That bested the 69-degree record set 20 years ago.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
  • This isn't the first time the Princess of Wales has bested her husband while dressed up.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Pizza Mamma bested all the rest in the search for the top pizza.
    — Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Trump ripped up that deal in 2018 and has been obsessed with besting it with his own.
    — Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • Once again, Thomas bested everyone and was back for the summer.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • It’s bested the performance of many of the mega-cap tech companies.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The mark bested the previous record set back in 2014.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • And Johnson, who played guard, once bested Thomas for the state’s lineman of the year award.
    — cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
  • With such big-name quarterbacks up for grabs, gang green should want to lose to avoid others besting them in the draft order.
    — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The Beatles have laid claim to this honor for decades, and the band may never be bested.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • The two started the first two games of the series, where the Royals bested the Guardians.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
  • The next year, Johnson would best his own record, dishing out 22 assists — a mark that still stands.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Sauron was bested by some filthy Hobbitses and their pal, Gollum.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Sauron was bested by some filthy Hobbitses and their pal, Gollum.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Liu bested Japan's teen sensation Nakai Ami by less than two points to win the top spot.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Look for the youngster to best his season average for points and rebounds in what will be a high-scoring affair.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Those involve besting a fellow warrior in battle.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Hamilton was the top grossing show in the industry last week, again besting Wicked, which has held the top spot for months.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Miguel Vargas bested the Royals early with a two-run homer in the first inning.
    — Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
  • But his reign was brief, when he was bested by one of Wednesday's contenders after a $0 wager.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • This year was no different with Hayes being ready to best the course in a Santa Run suit.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Then at states, King bested McHargh in the 100 for the first time all season.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2023
  • Changes need to be driven from within the industry in order to best capture what is useful for investors.
    — Sourav Goswami, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Most of the states that bested them on helpfulness do not have metros big enough to be included on the top-12 city list.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023

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