piece de resistance
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The opening four minutes of “Up,” the wordless montage depicting Carl and Ellie’s life together, is often cited as Pixar’s pièce de résistance of heartbreak.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
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
As the pièce de résistance, velvet pumpkins spill out of delicate soup tureens at each place setting.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023
Fresh salmon was considered a pièce de résistance.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
