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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Her presentation had been a dazzling tour de force that left the crowd stunned and clamoring for more.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a tour de force performance, one of the best screen outings for the actor who, after his Emmy nomination for another tour de force as Penguin, is on a roll.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The movie is a tour de force In IMAX, the format’s large screen and huge sound a perfect partner for the purple one’s charisma, which positively bursts off the screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Coco is a spectacular character, another old school friend and confidante of Mariano’s, whose first scene is a low-key comic tour de force.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a tour de force performance, one of the best screen outings for the actor who, after his Emmy nomination for another tour de force as Penguin, is on a roll.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
The movie is a tour de force In IMAX, the format’s large screen and huge sound a perfect partner for the purple one’s charisma, which positively bursts off the screen.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Coco is a spectacular character, another old school friend and confidante of Mariano’s, whose first scene is a low-key comic tour de force.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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