How to Use make the best of in a Sentence

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• Brown, who had wanted to be a teacher, tried to make the best of it.
  — Erin Hooley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
• But the Saints and Winston are determined to make the best of it.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 2 Apr. 2022
• The struggle is real, but there are things that can be done to make the best of it.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 6 May 2022
• The couple planned to make the best of the evening's beautiful weather.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2022
• To make the best of your time, do one hand at a time and ensure each nail is covered.
  — Sydney Wingfield, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2022
• Ruby figured out how to make the best of her time as a daughter-in-law.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• Ruby figured out how to make the best of her time as a daughter-in-law.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
• For now, bringing Middleton off the bench will be how the Bucks handle things and try to make the best of it.
  — Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
• By the time 11:15 rolls around the sky is clear and the students are dispersed around the festival, trying to make the best of a bad day.
  — Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 26 May 2022
• This leaves Ukraine and Europe to make the best of a bad situation.
  — Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
• And new coach Arthur Smith must find his next quarterback quickly to make the best of his third year in 2023.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2022
• Many work hard to make the best of bad policies or to make the best of reasonable policies that have gone wrong.
  — Elizabeth N. Saunders, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• So, next time winter gives you a fresh layer of snow, why not make the best of it and try this simple trick?
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2024
• Ever since, the Heisman contender seemed a bit off, trying to make the best of a big play-heavy game plan.
  — Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2022
• We are displaced and trying to make the best of the situation.
  — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2024
• Harrison, who died in 2013, pushed O’Neal to make the best of himself on the basketball court.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Dec. 2022
• Services grow up around the camps, where many people are forced to make the best of a bad situation.
  — Scott Neuman, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
• His son, Jeff Foss, encouraged him to make the best of the situation.
  — Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 1 May 2024
• Whatever the reason for the hate, Carter is trying to make the best of the situation.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
• Now he and two top assistants are gone, leaving Knox and those who remain to soldier on and make the best of it.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2021
• While there’s no way to cure PPA, there are still ways to make the best of a terrible diagnosis.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2023
• While there’s no way to cure PPA, there are still ways to make the best of a terrible diagnosis.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2023
• All good things must come to an end, but not before people came to the last day of Bourbon & Beyond on Sunday to make the best of it.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Sep. 2022
• Members of the President’s party just have to make the best of the situation.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2022
• Paulson said his team is trying to make the best of the situation.
  — John Meyer, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
• Others tried to make the best of the situation.
  — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
• For now, Thompson and her husband are trying to make the best of the situation.
  — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
• Plunkett is trying to make the best of a bad situation.
  — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• The system didn’t want their labor, and to make the best of it, many took the time to read giant works.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
• But one of the above strategies will likely be how to make the best of your first heli-skiing trip.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025