piece de resistance
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But this was O'Neill's piece de resistance - his moment, his day.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
But the piece de resistance was most certainly the bacon jam.
From Salon ● May 21, 2024
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
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
The piece de resistance of the dinner was, in this instance, to be a mackerel.
From Shavings by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Their 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
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
Young’s Lutiebelle confrontation with Sanders’ Cotchipee is the production’s pièce de résistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
As the pièce de résistance, velvet pumpkins spill out of delicate soup tureens at each place setting.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2023
Thus this pièce de résistance was not so remarkable after all.
From The Niagara River by Archer Butler Hulbert
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