How to Use pièce de résistance in a Sentence

pièce de résistance

noun
  • 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.
  • Soak in the piece de resistance—the hamam bath.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • This game was the piece de resistance at a friend's baby shower.
    — Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire, 5 July 2017
  • The piece de resistance, though, is what happens at her wedding.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022
  • But the piece de resistance is the owner’s suite on the upper level.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The piece de resistance was a golden popover served warm from the oven, crisp outside and doughy inside.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • The piece de resistance is a coconut cake in the shape of two breasts, topped with cherries for good measure.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Grab ice cream by one, two or three scoops or throw caution to the wind and go for the piece de resistance, her sundaes.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Rutgers' piece de resistance came early in the fourth quarter.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2020
  • After the Canyon was our stop at the Hoover Dam, the piece de resistance for me.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • However, the piece de resistance of this anniversary model is found under the hood.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
  • The home’s piece de resistance, though, may be its spacious patio, which looks out onto the sea towards Denmark.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2018
  • However, the piece de resistance of her look was her floral headpiece that completely enveloped her head.
    — Cady Lang, Time, 8 May 2018
  • But his combative piece de resistance remains his feud with Brad Keselowski that dates back a few years.
    — George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • The piece de resistance in the library is a gold mirror above the mantel, a gift from Chamberlain to Franks.
    — R. Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Arguably the area’s piece de resistance is its swimming pool; at the touch of a button, the entire pool floor raises up to create a multi-use space.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 4 May 2021
  • The piece de resistance is heavy cream, which adds a velvety texture to the simple wine sauce, making for a company-pleasing dish every time.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • But the piece de resistance is the stunning Lalique Suite, added just two years ago and essentially brand new (given the pandemic).
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Maybe Prussian blue is a little easier to wear than orange, red and black, the colors of the German flag, but the piece de resistance was the tiara.
    — Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The piece de resistance was the cover, which everyone wanted to be a tender moment between two friends and collaborators.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The piece de resistance is the jaw-dropping transformation of Sean Penn into John Mitchell.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
  • But the piece de resistance is a small button on the face of the guitar that, when pressed, activates a chip on a soundboard that elicits the distinctive roar of Godzilla.
    — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So, Tina hasn’t been nominated for an Academy Award yet, but the feeling here is that this is going to be her piece de resistance.
    — Justin Kirkland, Esquire, 4 Oct. 2017
  • But the piece de resistance was their towering vanilla and sour cream wedding cake with peach apricot preserves and Earl Grey-milk chocolate buttercream.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Director Justin Lin’s first big chase scene since his piece de resistance at the end of Fast & Furious 6 does not disappoint.
    — Nick Allen, Vulture, 28 June 2021
  • An addition with an owner's suite, office and four-season porch went on the back, and the piece de resistance went into the space beneath it — a rec room/theater/man cave complete with a golf simulator.
    — Star Tribune, 25 June 2021
  • Pele, Gerson and Jairzinho all scored for the team in yellow before Carlos Alberto’s piece de resistance.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Pele, Gerson and Jairzinho all scored for the team in yellow before Carlos Alberto’s piece de resistance.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026

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