for the best

idiom

: having or producing a better result

I won't be able to go, but maybe it's (all) for the best. I have a lot of work to do anyway.

: in a way that will achieve the best result

They believe that they are acting for the best.

Examples of for the best in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Check out our Daily Deals for the best products at the best prices and sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter full of shopping inspo and sales. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

My advice is to internet shop for the best price and let dealers bid against each other for your business. —John Paul, The Providence Journal, 30 Jan. 2026

Sacred Fig won a special jury award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and was in the running for the best international feature Oscar, submitted by his new home, Germany. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

Read on to discover Entertainment Weekly’s picks for the best miniseries streaming on Amazon Prime Video. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for for the best

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed