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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This rhetorical tour de force caps extensive diplomatic activity over the past year.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Brueggemann’s writing is smooth and easy to read and his book is a tour de force that should be in every library.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The 2025 Boston Red Sox were, in many ways, an offensive tour de force.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Key to this is Fiennes’ commando performance, a tour de force with so few f*cks given that the film’s astonishing, electrifying climax could put him back into the awards conversation with a part that couldn’t be farther away from Conclave’s Cardinal Thomas.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Brueggemann’s writing is smooth and easy to read and his book is a tour de force that should be in every library.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The 2025 Boston Red Sox were, in many ways, an offensive tour de force.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Key to this is Fiennes’ commando performance, a tour de force with so few f*cks given that the film’s astonishing, electrifying climax could put him back into the awards conversation with a part that couldn’t be farther away from Conclave’s Cardinal Thomas.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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