puissance

Example Sentences

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The reboot arrives at the peak of reggaeton’s pop puissance, and rightfully incorporates a lot more of the genre and its offshoots — Latin trap included.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2022

Brandi Carlile, tearing through her song “The Joke” with folk puissance, was the most emotional and the all-around best performer of the night.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019

“Sinon, cela n’aurait aucun effet sur la puissance et l’étendue de son héritage”.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017

Maher and Noctambule Courcelle were the only combination to make a fourth jump-off, with the puissance wall raised to 7ft 1in.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2012

To winnow, sift and purge, full well we know, And grind your souls like corn: Ye who our puissance scorn, Come ye to trial, ho!

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington