at best
adverb
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used ininstructionswhenbuyingandsellingsharesto show that youwanttobuyorsellat thebestpricepossible:
Aspricesstarttofall,brokersareinstructedtosellatbest.
at best
C2
evenwhenconsideredin the mostpositiveway:
Thefoodwasblandatbest, and atworstcompletelyinedible.
Thesetreatmentswillbringonlymoderatepainreliefatbest.
Hernovelswereconsideredlowbrowatbest,positivelytackyatworst.
Theideathatpeoplewillaccepttheseproposalsisnaiveatbest.
Investing in theseshareswill give you aminimalreturnatbest.
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bestnoun
atitsbest
B1
at thehigheststandardthat can beachieved:
Thedocumentarywas anexampleofinvestigativejournalismatitsbest.
Towatchthesefilmsis toseeanimationatitsbest.
Atitsbest,architecturecantransformlives.
To me, his twotermsinofficerepresentedconservativepoliticsatitsbest.
Hisperformanceof Rachmaninov's thirdpianoconcertowasvirtuosityatitsbest.
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bestnoun
at best| American Dictionary
at best
evenif the bestpossibleresulthappens:
If hedropsthecoursenow, at best he’ll get anincomplete, and he couldfail.
at best| Business English
Examplesofat best
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After his campaign withdrawal, his political future looked uncertainatbest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Through delusion you are perceiving yourself as a bundle of flesh and bones, whichatbestis a nest of troubles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Individuals hadatbestthe possibility to move into an area where their confession was practiced.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It feels like an expansionatbest, yet its being sold like its a brand new game.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An average studentatbest, he dropped out of high school on his 18th birthday.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Atbest, the result was a hot, dry, unevenly cooked snack.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Due to the developing state of the campus and general area, basic services are pooratbest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scholars look to the text to piece out clues as to its origin, but find that even this is ambiguousatbest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As to what it could do, or intended to do, it made,atbest, only a vague statement.
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