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The most remarkable pastellists of the period were astonished and admired his skill, his profound knowledge of technique, his continual tours-de-force which he disguised under a shimmering gracefulness.

From The French Impressionists (1860-1900) by Mauclair, Camille

The little portrait of himself added to those wonderful tours-de-force made them something that belonged to Nuremberg and to Germans.

From Albert Durer by Moore, T. Sturge

I glanced my eyes down it, catching a profusion of notes of admiration, with stray "magnifiques," "coup-de-maitres," and "tours-de-force," all testifying to the ardent admiration of the Frenchman.

From The Sign of the Four by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

He was the best dancer of all, and his complicated steps and astonishing tours-de-force completely upset the gravity of the Indians, and they burst into loud laughter.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 53, March, 1862 by Various

Modern Welsh bards, however, though they often use the strict rules as tours-de-force for Eisteddfod purposes, as often compose poetry according to the free rules, which are mostly the ordinary go-as-you-please metres of the Saxon. 

From A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature by Jenner, Henry