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.
Recent Examples on the Web
With its nostalgic '80s setting, visionary script, and Newton's tour de force performance, this Tim Burton-esque rom-com lays the groundwork for a future cult classic.
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James Mercadante, Ilana Gordon, Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 25 July 2024
The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 June 2024
With these travel heavy-hitters, your next trip will be a real tour de force.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
The answer is: Bowen Yang, who was curiously absent from the rest of the episode but turns in a quiet tour de force here as Elliott, the 35-year-old NPR intern.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
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James Mercadante, Ilana Gordon, Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 25 July 2024
The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 June 2024
With these travel heavy-hitters, your next trip will be a real tour de force.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 21 May 2024
The answer is: Bowen Yang, who was curiously absent from the rest of the episode but turns in a quiet tour de force here as Elliott, the 35-year-old NPR intern.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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