at one's best
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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.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
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.
From Forbes ● Aug. 1, 2014
It is proper to get out of this Enterprise at one's best speed, and never get into the like of it again!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 13 by Thomas Carlyle
Who does not like to be complimented, especially in the early morning when one is not apt to feel at one’s best?
From The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow by Laura Dent Crane
His teeth chattered and the rifle shook in his hands; well... there are evenings when one is not at one's best, and where would be the merit if heroes were never afraid?
From Tartarin De Tarascon by Oliver C. Colt
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