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
There I stood and the rouge soaked into my face as it always mysteriously does, when one is not at one's best, leaving me pale and anxious—a real Brangaene.
From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Kathleen Howard
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
One is not at one's best in the small hours.
From Here and Hereafter by Barry Pain
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