personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Geneva School three-sport standout Duke Carpenter (football, basketball, track) unleashed a personal best 175-feet, 11-inches throw for third in the discus.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
His 49 assists are a career high and his 11 goals are one short of his personal best.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Poehling already has a career high in points and is one shy of his personal best for goals.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Aleksandr Selevko, the four-time Estonian national champion, scored a personal best in the short program to round out the top three.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
His 49 assists are a career high and his 11 goals are one short of his personal best.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Poehling already has a career high in points and is one shy of his personal best for goals.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Aleksandr Selevko, the four-time Estonian national champion, scored a personal best in the short program to round out the top three.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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