personal best

noun

: the best achievement one has ever had

Her time in the race was a personal best.

Examples of personal best in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the free skate, Liu posted her best score of the season, just missing her personal best, to move into the top spot with two skaters to go. — Zack Pierce, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Her 11 nominations — including artist of the year, song of the year and choreography — are a personal best for the music legend. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

And for runners chasing a personal best, there’s another attraction. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026

The fall occurred just hours after Calleja set a personal best in the Gold Coast half-marathon, 7 News reported. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for personal best

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