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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Then, in a tour de force of magical realism, three versions of Ty’s absentee dad crawl out of the walls and furniture one night.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Building such a plant is an engineering tour de force.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Rachel Scott is a tour de force with two back-to-back knockout shows.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Reed Sigmund delivers a tour de force as Silver, a scene-stealing bundle of charm, rage and deceit who displays a kind side to the boy that you can never be convinced is genuine.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Building such a plant is an engineering tour de force.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
Rachel Scott is a tour de force with two back-to-back knockout shows.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Reed Sigmund delivers a tour de force as Silver, a scene-stealing bundle of charm, rage and deceit who displays a kind side to the boy that you can never be convinced is genuine.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 15 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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