personal best

noun

: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.

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While many of my fellow editors and analysts are Windows die-hards, the MacBook Air is my personal best laptop overall. Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025 His five times on base was a new career-high, while his five RBIs tied his personal best, set earlier this season. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Getting a new personal best at Parkrun is also worth a pat on the back. Rohan Banerjee, Time, 6 July 2025 Bednarek ran a personal best (19.68) for silver, but De Grasse set a national record (19.62). Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for personal best

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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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