To everybody's surprise, the captain, looking at his best, ease there ahead of all the rest. vs To everybody's surprise, the captain, looking his best, ease there ahead of all the rest.

The first phrase is correct: 'to everybody's surprise, the captain, looking at his best, ease there ahead of all the rest.' The second phrase has a grammatical error. The correct phrase uses the preposition 'at' before 'his best' to indicate the manner in which the captain is looking.

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To everybody's surprise, the captain, looking at his best, ease there ahead of all the rest.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the captain appearing in his best form or looking his best among others.

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Even if he wasn't at his best, at least he'd still be alive.
He is from the Moselle valley and is used to flooding; whenever the waters are at their height, Ralf is at his best, so warm thanks to him.
I've seen him at his best, I've seen him at his worst.
I've seen him at his best, I've seen him at his worst.
I've seen him at his best, I've seen him at his worst.
Dr Enderbury's never at his best agitated.
Lover wasn't at his best.
The singer was at his best in that song.
He is at his best in this work.
This is a master at his best.
Johan knew that Lance was not at his best.
I need him at his best for this next fight.
I realise Freddie wasn't at his best this morning.
It just seems your father is at his best when there's a crisis.
Klaus is at his best when there's an enemy he needs to take down.
No, but I feel like you're just seeing him at a time where he's not at his best.
And the triple at the after-hours over on Hudson Street... that was Ray Cole at his best.
A truly fine example of Corot at his best.
Will may have been at his best when you were his EP.
Lou, first of all, you've never seen Don at his best.

To everybody's surprise, the captain, looking his best, ease there ahead of all the rest.

This phrase is incorrect due to the missing preposition 'at' before 'his best.'

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But you want your dad looking his best, right?
He lured the captain, - the crew.
Not the captain, the purser.
Your friend, the captain, has made you more curious about me.
You shoot the captain, the ship goes down.
With regard to the captain, there is one issue: judicial decisions, in the country I know best, are taken by judges and are independent.
I'm sure your friend, the captain, is dead.
He saw Julie hanging out with Mr. Monk, the Captain, and randy.
And the top three scores join me, the captain, in this year's team.
Here's The Captain, the final horse, entering the gate.
And me, Hank, the captain, everybody on this investigator's camera.
Varna, June 6. Myself, the Captain, five hands, two mates and a cook... direction, the Dardanelles.
'Cause I'm the captain, Henry.
I can't tell if you're calling me the mouse, the captain, or the airplane.
What about the Captain, the crew?
What about the Captain, the crew?
Between the captain, the X.O., and myself, we have 67 years' experience.
I admit he's not looking his best.
Send the coordinates to everybody's PDAs.
You try listening to everybody's problems all day long.

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To everybody's surprise, the captain, looking at his best, ease there ahead of all the rest. vs To everybody's surprise, the captain, looking his best, ease there ahead of all the rest.