Best
Best noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.
Usage example: only the best will go on to the finals
Pride
Pride noun - Individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class.
Usage example: crackerjack test pilots who are the pride of the navy's air arm
Nearby Words: prided, priding
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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However, once she knows this, she works hard not to let her pride get the best of her.
Source: Pride -
Three times she's gotten herself into severe trouble but it's never done by ego or pride; instead it's either her generosity getting the best of her or her work being so good that it has unforeseen consequences.
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Maya remarks a few times that Songi was a good child, but his pride and shame at being second best to Gala led him on a path to evil.
Source: Video Game / Legend of Legaia
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