How to Use the best of all (possible) worlds in a Sentence

the best of all (possible) worlds

noun phrase
  • In the best of all worlds, Richard Johnson would buy the archives himself.
    Bob Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Perhaps the best of all worlds would be for Dwyane Wade to come out that night with a purple shirt of his own.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2024
  • In the best of all possible worlds, that ranks as a historic bargain.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Fried mac and cheese bites are the best of all worlds—creamy and rich, like the classic dish, but with all the crisp edges your family fights over.
    Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The collection is designed to give you the best of all worlds at an approachable price point.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, the score might have been closer and, in the best of all worlds for fans of the team and its quarterback, Pittsburgh might have pulled out one more win for Big Ben.
    Don Yaeger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • For Scalise, this kind of legalistic evasion offers the best of all worlds.
    Daniel Dale, CNN, 12 Oct. 2021
  • For teams weighing lottery luck, there now is the best of all worlds, with teams that lose in the play-in round still qualifying for the random-but-weighted lottery.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2021
  • In the academy, historians are far past the days of Whiggish triumphalism, the belief that ours is the best of all possible worlds.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 20 June 2022
  • Bringing together three of Pip’s signature flavors, the donut is rolled in cinnamon sugar and then drizzled with Nutella and honey for the best of all worlds.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2023
  • To not have the responsibilities of office but still have an extraordinarily important platform is the best of all worlds.
    Chron, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Liquid Laundry Detergent is a great choice for those looking for the best of all worlds in terms of clothing detergents: gentleness, superior cleaning power, and protection from fading.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In sum, the strong economy coupled with lower levels of immigration that characterized the first years of the Trump administration seems to be the best of all worlds for American workers, at least with regard to labor-force participation.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Such sanguine glosses on an unfettered market as the best of all possible worlds dovetailed with Friedman’s relentlessly sunny disposition.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023

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