OPTIMAL in a Sentence

Learn OPTIMAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

28 example sentences for OPTIMAL, such as:

1. I'm full of optimism for the future.
2. The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
3. I have the greatest contempt for optimism.
4. He swings from wild optimism to total despair.
5. They ended the discussion on a note of optimism.

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 Meanings and Examples of OPTIMAL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
optimal
 a.  most advantageous; optimum; ideal
Classic Sentence:
1  The basis of optimism is sheer terror.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
2  I have the greatest contempt for optimism.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
3  Her fingers fluttered; her sympathy came out in spurts; she sat on the edge of a chair in eagerness to be near her auditor, to send her enthusiasms and optimism across.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
4  He was in a state of collapse from all his past sufferings, and he was fully entered on optimism.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER I—A DRINKER IS A BABBLER
5  Only the Henty books and the Elsie books and the latest optimisms by moral female novelists and virile clergymen were in general demand, and the board themselves were interested only in old, stilted volumes.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence: (23 in 2 pages)
1  Short term accurate wind and wave forecasts can be used for optimal ship routing.
2  Her part-time job also involves working with the strength and conditioning coaches to help players achieve and maintain optimal body mass.
3  The reproductive potential of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself under optimal conditions.
4  The average temperature of the globe is well below the optimal for humans and their crops.
5  It follows that a flow activity is one which provides optimal challenges in relation to the actor's skills.
6  Deciding on optimal resource allocations for different research projects is a serious issue.
7  He swings from wild optimism to total despair.
8  There was a note of optimism in his voice as he spoke about the company's future.
9  The air-pollution board has reacted with cautious optimism to the announcement.
10  At the outset of her career she was full of optimism but not now.
11  Recent results must give some cause for optimism.
12  They expressed cautious optimism about a solution to the crisis.
13  He was still full of optimism for the future despite his many problems.
14  They ended the discussion on a note of optimism.
15  I'm full of optimism for the future.