Explore Best through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like worst or better. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Related words
Best meaning
- superlative form of good: most good.
- Most; largest.
- Most superior; most favorable.
Synonyms of Best
Using Best
- The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of good: most good. | Most; largest. | Most superior; most favorable.
- Useful related words include: worst, better, optimal, optimum.
- In the example corpus, best often appears in combinations such as: the best, and best, for best.
Context around Best
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 15 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Best
- In this selection, "best" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, director, picture, declared, director, picture and film stand out and add context to how "best" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include best picture best director best, awards for best picture best, best director, best picture and best original. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "best" sits close to words such as four, school and next, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with best
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The musical won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score of a Musical, Best Director, and Best Choreographer. (20 words)
For its success, “The Departed” won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay Writing. (21 words)
The film won Best Picture, Best Lead Actress, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. (23 words)
And the talk of so many of the all-stars here, There may be no absolute, certain best player in the NBA today, best player in the NFL, best player in Major League Baseball, but there is no question as to who the best player in hockey is. (48 words)
Awards will be presented to Best Male Vocal, Best Female, Best Group or Duo, Best Album, Best Song, Best Bush Ballad, Best Video, Most Promising Future Star, Most Popular Country Music DJ, and Most Popular Country Music Radio Station or Program. (41 words)
The band won its sixth straight first place finish in Division 1A competition earning all caption awards (Best Music, Best Visual Effect, Best Overall Effect, Best Percussion and Best Color Guard) for their division with an overall score of 86.075. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Awards will be presented to Best Male Vocal, Best Female, Best Group or Duo, Best Album, Best Song, Best Bush Ballad, Best Video, Most Promising Future Star, Most Popular Country Music DJ, and Most Popular Country Music Radio Station or Program.
The film was considered one of the greatest films about the Holocaust, and it swept the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction.
The film won Best Picture, Best Lead Actress, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
Yet it won 7 Academy Awards; best movie, best actress, best supporting actress, best director, best supporting actor, best film editing and best original screenplay.
The night was also crowned with some awards going out to the Best Sales Manager, Best Team Leader, Best Sales Executive, Best Sales Team, Service Champion, Best Support Staff and many others.
Not only did the Queen bring home the crown, but she also won awards for: Best Interview, Best National Costume, Best Evening Gown, Best Talent, and Best Smile.
This film was originally supposed to arrive here in January and now comes with several major nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound, and Best International Feature (it’s a German-language British film).
So without waiting for long, let’s go through the results of the following categories – Best Debutant, Best Debutante, Best Actor (Web Series), Best Actress (Web Series) and Best Child Artist.
The musical won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score of a Musical, Best Director, and Best Choreographer.
Glamorous racegoers had earlier taken part in fashion shows on the Ebor Fashion Lawn, with prizes for Best Dressed Lady, Best Dressed Gentleman, Best Dressed Couple, Best Dressed Child and Best Hat.
In the individual category Among Lemtur was declared the best guitarist, while Razo Tenenu was declared best bassist, Imli was declared best drummer, Mohshan was declared best keyboardist, and Welly was declared best vocalist.
The band won its sixth straight first place finish in Division 1A competition earning all caption awards (Best Music, Best Visual Effect, Best Overall Effect, Best Percussion and Best Color Guard) for their division with an overall score of 86.075.
We prided ourselves with exporting best quality tobacco (our climate is best tobacco in the world), best quality beef, best quality flowers and horticultural produce and agro industry and indeed best quality professionals.
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards : Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Writing in a Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
And the talk of so many of the all-stars here, There may be no absolute, certain best player in the NBA today, best player in the NFL, best player in Major League Baseball, but there is no question as to who the best player in hockey is.
Even better, particularly in the last 10 years, we have one of the best film festivals in Europe here, one of the best music festivals, one of the best dance festivals, one of the best book festivals.
Five new categories this year include Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical), Best Score Soundtrack For Video Games and Other Interactive Media, Best Spoken Word Poetry Album, Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Americana Performance.
For its success, “The Departed” won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay Writing.
In addition to Bogart’s nomination-turned-win for Best Actor, received three Oscar nods that include Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn, Best Director for John Huston, and Best Screenplay for Huston and James Agee.
It's the favorite to win best picture, best director, best actress for Michelle Yeoh and best supporting actor for Ke Huy Quan.
Phrases with best
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Common combinations with best
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