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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Hopkins turned in a tour de force creepy performance that presaged his Oscar-winning work in The Silence of the Lambs years later.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 May 2026
In this triumphant tour de force, Crain and a group of fertility patients reckon with the threats to their family future, unearthing hope from an unsettled legal landscape.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Nicks and Buckingham's penchant for brilliant and catchy melodies coupled with their creative and romantic tensions made Fleetwood Mac a musical tour de force, and the band became one of the most successful acts of the 1970s.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
The scene is a tour de force for Rodríguez, 46, who has been turning in an award-worthy performance all season long.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 May 2026
In this triumphant tour de force, Crain and a group of fertility patients reckon with the threats to their family future, unearthing hope from an unsettled legal landscape.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Nicks and Buckingham's penchant for brilliant and catchy melodies coupled with their creative and romantic tensions made Fleetwood Mac a musical tour de force, and the band became one of the most successful acts of the 1970s.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
The scene is a tour de force for Rodríguez, 46, who has been turning in an award-worthy performance all season long.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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