tour de force
noun
plural tours de force
ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs 
: a feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity
the movie is a comic tour de force
Examples of tour de force in a Sentence
The book is a tour de force.
Her performance in the play was a real tour de force.
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Hamilton’s questioning of Baker was a tour de force.
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
His other designs include Fiat’s 124 Spider—under Pininfarina—and his Ferrari 365 California Spider, which was a tour de force, as was his first-gen Ford Fiesta, in its own way.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
The role is a true tour de force for Scott, who has to play two different men, inhabiting the same mind.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
And Tesori supplies her with a relentless tour de force.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
His other designs include Fiat’s 124 Spider—under Pininfarina—and his Ferrari 365 California Spider, which was a tour de force, as was his first-gen Ford Fiesta, in its own way.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
The role is a true tour de force for Scott, who has to play two different men, inhabiting the same mind.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
And Tesori supplies her with a relentless tour de force.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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