Nothing is better than the best — this is a word for the absolute number one example of something. The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. If you want to get to the theater on time, your best bet is to get a cab. There was wonderful food, good company, and, best of all, a jazz band.
That gold came in the men’s competition, with a team led by John Shuster upsetting Canada in the semifinals, then besting Sweden in the final. Brandon was a decent opponent but I still bested him, scoring the final winning point. Its third-quarter guidance for both KSI Lucky wheel profit and sales, at the midpoint, also bested forecasts. But her daughter has now broken all of her mother’s personal bests, the majority of which were British records at one point. In 1971, the Osmonds tallied nine gold records, surpassing single-year bests by Elvis and the Beatles. His pursuit of firsts, bests, biggests, quickest has helped fuel his success to unforeseen heights with SpaceX and Tesla, where he is also chief executive.
The unlikely pair met in the early 70s when Best had a line of children’s clothes and Sir Paul worked for the company which designed them. Group 1001, the parent company of Walter’s insurers, ranks among the 10 biggest sellers of fixed and fixed-indexed annuities, according to ratings firm AM Best. Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. People also use this word to recommend something, as in «It would be best to get a lot of sleep.»