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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The model line bearing his initials began the next year with the DB1, and remains a tour de force today with the DB12, named Robb Report’s 2024 Car of the Year.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
The stock market result has been a tour de force.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Brennan mostly views the NFL circus as a unique — meaning, singular — marketing tour de force.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s latest tour de force is an absurdist, boldly surprising condemnation of his homeland.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
The stock market result has been a tour de force.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
Brennan mostly views the NFL circus as a unique — meaning, singular — marketing tour de force.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s latest tour de force is an absurdist, boldly surprising condemnation of his homeland.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
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 2 Nov. 2025.
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