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
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
It is lovely over a salad, atop avocado toast, or — of course — in Eggs Benedict, arguably the piece de resistance of poached egg dishes.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2023
His arrival in an already crowded class of Trojan transfers could prove to be the piece de resistance of Riley’s offseason overhaul.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2022
If the piece de resistance is a turkey, white and dark meat and a portion of dressing are placed on each plate; gravy and the vegetables, then cranberry or currant jelly, are passed.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
