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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One classic example of this is his minimalist tour de force, Oh God!
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Twenty-two years after winning best actor for The Pianist, Adrien Brody won it again for another tour de force portrayal of a Holocaust survivor, in The Brutalist.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
Zoe Saldaña, nominated for best supporting actress, has already won a Golden Globe and a Cannes acting award for her tour de force turn as Emilia’s resourceful lawyer, Rita Mora Castro — the first major prizes for the shamefully underrated performer.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The latter’s tour de force earlier this month came as close as anyone has to a Joseph Welch moment defenestrating Donald McCarthy.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
Twenty-two years after winning best actor for The Pianist, Adrien Brody won it again for another tour de force portrayal of a Holocaust survivor, in The Brutalist.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
Zoe Saldaña, nominated for best supporting actress, has already won a Golden Globe and a Cannes acting award for her tour de force turn as Emilia’s resourceful lawyer, Rita Mora Castro — the first major prizes for the shamefully underrated performer.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The latter’s tour de force earlier this month came as close as anyone has to a Joseph Welch moment defenestrating Donald McCarthy.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 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 9 May. 2025.
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