personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Combined with earnings from the contemporary sale that followed, Sotheby’s raked in $706 million total in a personal best for the global auction house.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Carl, who spent much of the day photographing bark and woodpeckers, was savoring his 12th night camping this season, a personal best.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Never having stepped on a track before, Pulido became one of the top San Diego-Imperial AAU runners in the spring, finishing third in the 3000-meter run at the USA Track and Field Championships, clocking a personal best time of 10-mnutes, 44-seconds.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
This was a personal best time by more than a minute for Kiplimo, who’s sponsored by Nike, and the seventh-fastest men’s marathon time ever.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
Carl, who spent much of the day photographing bark and woodpeckers, was savoring his 12th night camping this season, a personal best.
—Devon O’Neil, Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
Never having stepped on a track before, Pulido became one of the top San Diego-Imperial AAU runners in the spring, finishing third in the 3000-meter run at the USA Track and Field Championships, clocking a personal best time of 10-mnutes, 44-seconds.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
This was a personal best time by more than a minute for Kiplimo, who’s sponsored by Nike, and the seventh-fastest men’s marathon time ever.
—Bette Canter, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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