at one's best

1. In one's most excellent state or condition. For example, The photographer tried hard to show the bride at her best. [1500s]

Example Sentences

Koh delves into the perspectives of characters both tangentially and intimately related to the family, from the guard who oversees Yohan’s torture to a middle-aged businessman and activist for Korean reunification, showing how being witnessed by others is vital at one’s best and worst.

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The episode sheds light on the complexities of accommodating mental illness in adventure sports, where taking part even at one’s best is perilous.

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Carroll decided to refine his own philosophy relentlessly, eventually distilling it down to an “always compete” mantra that’s less focused on winning than on being at one’s best.

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Why, they're all that way, and both Marie and Annita would draw the line at one's best silk stockings, I am sure.

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Who does not like to be complimented, especially in the early morning when one is not apt to feel at one’s best?

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