pièce de résistance
noun
pièce de ré·sis·tance
pē-ˌes-də-rə-ˌzē-ˈstän(t)s 
-rā-,
-ˈstäⁿs
plural pièces de résistance
pē-ˌes-də-rə-ˌzē-ˈstän(t)s
-rā-,
-ˈstäⁿs
1
: the chief dish of a meal
2
: an outstanding item or event : showpiece
Examples of pièce de résistance in a Sentence
The pièce de résistance of the whole concert was when the two bands came onstage to perform together.
The waiter suggested we try the restaurant's pièce de résistance: the chocolate soufflé.
Recent Examples on the Web
However, the piece de resistance of this anniversary model is found under the hood.
—
Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
The piece de resistance, however, is a dazzling diamond ring by American jeweler Harry Winston.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The piece de resistance, the cherry on top, the icing on the cake, Rose B. Simpson’s one-of-a-kind Maria, her iconic interpretation of a Maria Martinez black-on-black pot applied to a 1985 El Camino.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There’s no time now to categorize Curry’s history, but this may have been his piece de resistance, his magnum opus.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2023
The six touchdowns Davis scored on Notre Dame that day in December 1972 would go down as one of the greatest single-game performances in college football history, the piece de resistance of a storybook ‘72 season for USC that still ranks among the best the sport has ever seen.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
The piece de resistance?
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 2 Mar. 2023
And the piece de resistance?
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2020
But the piece de resistance is the red fox fur jacket that Hutton threw on top on her way in.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
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Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
The piece de resistance, however, is a dazzling diamond ring by American jeweler Harry Winston.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
The piece de resistance, the cherry on top, the icing on the cake, Rose B. Simpson’s one-of-a-kind Maria, her iconic interpretation of a Maria Martinez black-on-black pot applied to a 1985 El Camino.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There’s no time now to categorize Curry’s history, but this may have been his piece de resistance, his magnum opus.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2023
The six touchdowns Davis scored on Notre Dame that day in December 1972 would go down as one of the greatest single-game performances in college football history, the piece de resistance of a storybook ‘72 season for USC that still ranks among the best the sport has ever seen.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2022
The piece de resistance?
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 2 Mar. 2023
And the piece de resistance?
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2020
But the piece de resistance is the red fox fur jacket that Hutton threw on top on her way in.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Pièce de résistance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20r%C3%A9sistance. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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pièce de résistance
noun
pièce de ré·sis·tance
pē-ˌes-də-rə-ˌzē-ˈstän(t)s
plural pièces de résistance
same
1
: the main dish of a meal
2
: an outstanding item or event : showpiece
Etymology
French, literally, "piece of resistance"
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