How to Use tour de force in a Sentence
tour de force
noun
- The book is a tour de force.
- Her performance in the play was a real tour de force.
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It‘s a tour de force at the end of such a splendid meal.
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John Mariani,
Forbes,
15 Apr. 2021
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Macross Plus was a tour de force in terms of 90s anime.
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Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2021
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The Weight of These Wings was a rugged and revealing tour de force.
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Dan Deluca,
Philly.com,
6 June 2018
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If the show isn’t quite the same tour de force as Coel’s and Waller-Bridge’s debuts, blame the pacing.
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Time,
4 Nov. 2022
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It’s a tour de force for Salinas and a treat for viewers.
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David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2021
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This isn’t the first time Queen’s six-minute tour de force has reclaimed the spotlight.
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Chris Payne,
Billboard,
9 May 2019
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Each show is a 10-act tour de force that lasts between three to four hours.
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Rachel Shin,
Fortune,
23 June 2023
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There’s a reason Samantha Jones is a PR tour de force and not a chanteuse.
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Halle Kiefer,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2021
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And then, the lesson itself: a tour de force of quietude on my part.
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Connie Wang,
refinery29.com,
18 May 2021
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The result is a genuine tour de force that makes one exult in the craft of the great actor.
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Hamish Bowles,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2018
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Why hasn't this long tour de force resulted in a big uptick in record?
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Bill Livingston,
cleveland.com,
5 Mar. 2018
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And this storytelling tour de force is all the better for it.
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Andy Meek,
BGR,
6 Nov. 2021
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If nothing else, the movie is a double tour de force of acting.
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Michael O’Sullivan,
kansascity,
14 June 2018
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The role of Violet Weston has been a tour de force for the many who’ve played it.
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David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2023
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This live tour de force has a deadpan intro from Mike Love.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2021
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Lopez takes what could have been a low-budget role and turns it into a tour de force as the co-leader of the ring.
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Willie Brown,
SFChronicle.com,
21 Sep. 2019
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The décor of the temples is the most refined in the Angkor complex, a tour de force of sculptures and carvings.
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Antonia Neubauer,
Town & Country,
5 Oct. 2016
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With Elliott acting as emcee, the video was a vampy, MTV-ready tour de force.
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Matthew Jacobs,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2021
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The plate is a compact tour de force of Truong’s facility with the cuisine.
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Tim Carman,
Washington Post,
30 Oct. 2023
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The tour de force clobbering took all of two minutes and 52 seconds.
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Matthew Allan,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2023
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Eight of the Lakers’ 12 overtime points came courtesy of James, who turned back the clock to produce a classic tour de force.
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Andy Yamashita,
The Indianapolis Star,
26 Nov. 2021
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In fact, the giant ironwork dome was a technical tour de force.
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Leslie Camhi,
Vogue,
20 May 2021
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With these travel heavy-hitters, your next trip will be a real tour de force.
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Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
21 May 2024
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The filmmaking tour de force is full of big, important ideas and deserves to be seen.
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Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2024
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What works: The young Alex Lawther is tremendous in the lead role, with a tour de force performance that announces him as a talent to watch.
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Mike Scott,
NOLA.com,
30 Jan. 2018
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As a pictorial narrative — a film made from stills — the piece is a tour de force.
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Holland Cotter,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2018
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Noémie Merlant’s performance as Emmanuelle is a tour de force.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2024
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Bachelor weekends in Scotland, fairy-tale proposals in Venice, and private weddings in Mykonos, Greece, are just a few of their recent tours de force.
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Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2024
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