pièce de résistance
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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
As the pièce de résistance, she harnessed herself to a Chevy Silverado — which itself was attached to a food truck trailer — and dragged it 40 feet in 40 seconds.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
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
This bill was the pièce de résistance of senatorial debate for the whole session.
From The Life of Lyman Trumbull by Horace White
But this was O'Neill's piece de resistance - his moment, his day.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
You'll be able to master the piece de resistance of the Thanksgiving tablescape before you know it.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 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
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
The readings of Miss Kelsey were the piece de resistance of the evening.
From The Canadian Elocutionist by Anna Kelsey Howard
