chef-d'oeuvre
Americannoun
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chefs-d'oeuvre
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chef-d'oeuvre
Borrowed into English from French around 1610–20
Example Sentences
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Thirty-five years after "Die Hard" hit theaters, the Bruce Willis vehicle maintains its rep as a chef-d'oeuvre due to its perennial relevance.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023
Frears’ chef-d’oeuvre has everything: accessibly rooted in a true story, it has a powerful but controlled display of emotions, is tempered with poignancy and wit, and has great performances from stars and supporting cast.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance is presenting Mac's chef-d'oeuvre, "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music," in a four-show series at the Theatre at Ace Hotel beginning Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
Jesse Berger directs this in-the-round presentation of Genet’s identity-bending chef-d’oeuvre.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
He knew it to be his chef-d'oeuvre, and looked forward, with a natural eagerness, to the moment when he should display it before its future possessors, and receive their congratulations on his success.
From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Charles James Lever
"Oh, you're going to be so impressed with me," he coos as he peers at another of his chefs-d'oeuvre.
From Time Magazine Archive
There is hardly a piece of furniture that is not interesting, alike from an historic and artistic point of view, whilst some are chefs-d'oeuvre both in design and execution, and dazzlingly rich in material.
From Holidays in Eastern France by Matilda Betham-Edwards
The lions of Horbeit may be reckoned among the chefs-d'oeuvre of Egyptian statuary.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
Proudhon made a very sharp attack on the candidacy of Louis Bonaparte in a pamphlet which is regarded as one of his literary chefs-d'oeuvre: the "Pamphlet on the Presidency."
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
These splendid chefs-d'oeuvre are strangely mixed with those commonly known as the "prison Fiddles"—a sorry title.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by George Hart
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