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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But what Harbaugh accomplished at Stanford to annoy Notre Dame was a tour de force, including that demolition of Notre Dame in Kelly’s first season.
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Graham Greene, Doctor Fischer of Geneva or the Bomb Party
This darkly comic tour de force from Graham Greene focuses on Dr. Fischer, a sadistic millionaire who hosts notoriously cruel parties at his lakeside mansion.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
From a flying butterfly to a crowd-surfing shark and a chorus of fans voting via QR code to hear a ballad about heartbreak —welcome to Lifetimes, Katy Perry’s cosmic-coated tour de force that lit up Anaheim’s Honda Center on Sunday, July 13.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
His famous tour de force of imposing his minaret tunic on an entire world of women is remembered by every one.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 2025
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Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Graham Greene, Doctor Fischer of Geneva or the Bomb Party
This darkly comic tour de force from Graham Greene focuses on Dr. Fischer, a sadistic millionaire who hosts notoriously cruel parties at his lakeside mansion.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
From a flying butterfly to a crowd-surfing shark and a chorus of fans voting via QR code to hear a ballad about heartbreak —welcome to Lifetimes, Katy Perry’s cosmic-coated tour de force that lit up Anaheim’s Honda Center on Sunday, July 13.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
His famous tour de force of imposing his minaret tunic on an entire world of women is remembered by every one.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 7 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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