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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Kincaid calls the 1982 work a tour de force of the collection, and of Basquiat’s entire career.
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Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
In a four-hander where each performer excels in their own way, Wilde gives a neurotic tour de force.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The interior is its own visual tour de force, combining exposed and painted carbon fiber, leather, and Alcantara complemented by the dashboard’s analog artistry.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
The show, which justly received the Tony for best musical revival contained perhaps the season’s most seismic tour de force.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
In a four-hander where each performer excels in their own way, Wilde gives a neurotic tour de force.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
The interior is its own visual tour de force, combining exposed and painted carbon fiber, leather, and Alcantara complemented by the dashboard’s analog artistry.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
The show, which justly received the Tony for best musical revival contained perhaps the season’s most seismic tour de force.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tour de force
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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