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the best ... in ages
best for a long time
You use the best ... in ages to say that something is better than anything similar you have experienced for a very long time.
Hear it in real life
How was the restaurant?
It was the best meal I've had in ages.
That was the best concert I've been to in ages.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: the best meal since ages
Say: the best meal in ages
Use "in ages" after a superlative to mean for a very long time.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
the best ... in ages; the best ... I've had in ages
Your turn: say it out loud
That was the best concert I've been to in ages.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
the best ... in ages
best for a long time
“That was the best concert I've been to in ages.”
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