piece de resistance
Example Sentences
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But its pièce de résistance for Roffman was Caselotti herself, who was home that afternoon and happy to entertain strangers with her cherubic singsong cadence.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
However, the pièce de résistance of the lounge is an outdoor patio at the very back of the space.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
If you want to buy a Birkin bag, the pièce de résistance from the French luxury retailer Hermès, you should know that you probably can’t.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024
The orbiter’s last mission, however, is not to touch the stars, but to inspire the next generation of space explorers, serving as the pièce de résistance of the still-under-construction Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
To-day the Skipper composed an Irish stew as a pièce de résistance, which, when it came to table, was unanimously voted the best of all the excellent dishes on which we have feasted here.
From Three in Norway by Two of Them by Clutterbuck, Walter J.
