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"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

The marvels of French travel, no more than the chefs-d'oeuvre of French literature, are unlimited.

From East of Paris Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champagne by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

I remember that one day you wrote me from Holland: 'I pass my life among chefs-d'oeuvre, but my mind is far away from them.

From His Excellency the Minister by Roberts, Henri

These are covered with statues and bass-reliefs, many of the former being in a state of dilapidation which, considering the extreme hardness of the stone, indicates great age, while others are true chefs-d'oeuvre.

From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette

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 Maspero, G. (Gaston)