piece de resistance
Example Sentences
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But this was O'Neill's piece de resistance - his moment, his day.
From BBC • May 16, 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
To quoits was added the inducement of an excellent repast of which roast pig was the piece de resistance.
From John Marshall and the Constitution; a chronicle of the Supreme court by Corwin, Edward Samuel
