personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Bednarek ran a personal best (19.68) for silver, but De Grasse set a national record (19.62).
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon attempted to become the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes yesterday, but her personal best came up short.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 June 2025
Yet speed alone won’t make up the 7.64-second difference between her personal best and a barrier-breaking achievement — a lifetime in a race as short as the mile.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 June 2025
But McIntosh crushed the freestyle leg in 29.65 seconds, another personal best, to finish in world-record time.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon attempted to become the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes yesterday, but her personal best came up short.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 June 2025
Yet speed alone won’t make up the 7.64-second difference between her personal best and a barrier-breaking achievement — a lifetime in a race as short as the mile.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 June 2025
But McIntosh crushed the freestyle leg in 29.65 seconds, another personal best, to finish in world-record time.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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