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
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
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
One becomes sated with an interminable piece de resistance of full dress.
From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail
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
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
But the pièce de résistance of her spooky spread?
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
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
Of course that lovely haunch of tender venison was the pièce de résistance, while an immense plum-pudding brought up the rear.
From Annie o' the Banks o' Dee by Stables, Gordon
