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, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026

The wideout is one of 31 players who were not on New England’s 53-man roster last season as the Patriots tied the mark for the best turnaround in NFL history by going from 4-13 to 14-3. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026

Read on for the best seamless underwear, according to lingerie experts and even medical professionals. —Abby Morgan Lebet, InStyle, 22 Jan. 2026

In a new national survey, H-E-B once again took first place for the best grocery store in the country. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for for the best

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