pièce de résistance
Example Sentences
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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
But the piece de resistance was most certainly the bacon jam.
From Salon • May 21, 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
Another piece, a high priest-cum-bird look, was surely the piece de resistance: A red-black feathered A-line cape with strong shoulders worn on a male model that powerfully swept the floor.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022
Consequently, about the time the piece de resistance made its appearance, she threw caution to the winds and adverted to the subject closest to her heart.
From The Valley of the Giants by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
