for the best

idiom

: having or producing a better result

I won't be able to go, but maybe it's (all) for the best. I have a lot of work to do anyway.

: in a way that will achieve the best result

They believe that they are acting for the best.

Examples of for the best in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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In the general field, the Academy has changed a rule for the best new artist category so that artists who were previously featured on a record nominated for album of the year can still be nominated for best new artist if their contributions on the album were 20 percent or less. —Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025

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Stewart, Liberty continue to dominate Two-time MVP Breanna Stewart is averaging less than 30 minutes per game for the first time in nine seasons, but her New York Liberty have cruised to an 8-0 record in 2025 for the best start in franchise history. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025

Rhymes for for the best

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed