How to Use make the best of in a Sentence

make the best of

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Definition of make the best ofnext
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • But Onassis was the kind of guy who could really make the best of most any situation.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • Either curse God and die or try to make the best of a really bad situation.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The band hopes to make the best of some downtime while in Alaska, with trips to Talkeetna and Girdwood planned as well as hiking and rafting.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 29 June 2023
  • Leave it to a film production company to make the best of a bad situation.
    — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • Until then, those stranded by the lockdowns have been trying to make the best of their situations.
    — New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Mwilelo decided to make the best of it, and was comforted by going through it with her siblings.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022
  • With uncertainty growing by the day, viewers on the sidelines of the dispute can try and make the best of a slowdown in production.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • With uncertainty growing by the day, viewers on the sidelines of the dispute can try and make the best of a slowdown in production.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • New MacBook Pro users looking to make the best of their new laptops may be in for a long wait, as a key peripheral is in short supply.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022

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