pièce d'occasion
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Nor did the Bowl treat the premiere as a site-specific pièce d’occasion.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023
It wasn’t intended as just a pièce d’occasion, but its chances of surviving seem slim.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
As a pièce d’occasion it did the trick, showing off the space and providing a rousing finale that would have lingered in the air longer had it not inspired immediate applause.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021
That is "Soundings," a pièce d'occasion commissioned for the opening of Disney Hall in 2003.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2016
Most important, if you are going to nod toward new work, or provide a pièce d’occasion, why not commission or stage something with a little choreographic interest?
From New York Times • May 17, 2011
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