piece de resistance
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France looked effortlessly cool throughout in the sweltering Seville heat - the piece de resistance of that all-timer of a home kit.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
You'll be able to master the piece de resistance of the Thanksgiving tablescape before you know it.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Ermotti may need to persuade Switzerland's authorities that UBS should keep "the piece de resistance," Credit Suisse's domestic bank, said Porta's Wittmann.
From Reuters ● Mar. 29, 2023
Planners envisioned the tower as the piece de resistance of a full-on economic revitalization with the declared aim of nothing less than “changing the mind-set of Jeddah.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
The table was heaped with Mrs. Doctor's delicacies but the piece de resistance was undoubtedly the big platter of sea trout.
From Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Jack and Sally’s fated romance is the final piece of the puzzle, the pièce de résistance that helps De Palma’s film rise above the other thrillers of its ilk.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
There, whatever else there may be of nick-nacks, entrées, and hors d’oeuvres, turkey, roast or boiled, holds the prominent place—is the pièce de résistance of the banquet.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne
