Noun
a masterly or brilliant feat
Source: WordNetAdapted from the late writer Mart Crowley's tour de force 1968 play of the same name, the upcoming film is helmed by star Joe Mantello, who had earlier directed the play's limited Broadway revival in 2018. Source: Internet
Boyhood lost the Best Picture Oscar to Birdman, a less warm, familiarly wholesome tale, more a technical and existential tour de force. Source: Internet
A piercingly insightful, deeply felt meditation on loyalty and betrayal, love and fear, is a tour de force of profound humanity. Source: Internet
His performance, spurred on by his rapport with Eva Marie Saint and Kazan's direction, was praised as a tour de force. Source: Internet
See also tour de force below ; coup de théâtre: a dramatic turn of events. Source: Internet
On October 15, 2006, Patti Smith performed at the CBGB nightclub, with a 3½-hour tour de force to close out Manhattan 's music venue. Source: Internet