personal best

noun

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

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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 That’s about 100 days longer than the band’s old personal best, which was the WorldWired Tour that ran 1,062 days in 2016-2019. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Whether in-stadium viewing key plays or recording a personal best in the gym, the Ostand case ensures these once-only moments are fully captured. New Atlas, 14 June 2026 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 14 Aug. 2026.

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