personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Jovani Moran, whose three scoreless innings on Saturday were a new personal best, wasn’t able to record an out in the sixth.
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Both players maintained a high level of play as well, with Pastrnak notching his fourth straight 100-point season and McAvoy setting a personal best with 11-50-61 totals, despite missing a month with a broken jaw.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
That 200 title was his second straight and a personal best for him in the event.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Seven of the eight participants in the final ran a personal best.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Both players maintained a high level of play as well, with Pastrnak notching his fourth straight 100-point season and McAvoy setting a personal best with 11-50-61 totals, despite missing a month with a broken jaw.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
That 200 title was his second straight and a personal best for him in the event.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Seven of the eight participants in the final ran a personal best.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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