virtuoso performance

collocation in English

meaningsofvirtuosoandperformance

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virtuoso
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌvɜː.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/us
/ˌvɝː.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/
extremely ...
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performance
noun
uk
/pəˈfɔː.məns/us
/pɚˈfɔːr.məns/
how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or ...
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(Definition ofvirtuosoandperformancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvirtuoso performance

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Yet hervirtuosoperformanceof proper femininity now draws suspicion upon her, and no matter how hard she tries to prove herself proper, she can never be proper enough.
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For sheer brass-neck gall, it is usually avirtuosoperformance.
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We have had avirtuosoperformancefrom him today.
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If they were to go on stage and talk about their lives in their own voices, it would be acclaimed as avirtuosoperformance.
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As a first novel, it is avirtuosoperformance.
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She learned to play an accordion in early childhood, reached the top in performing arts, has become famous thanks to avirtuosoperformance.
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This drummer plays a dominant role, which gives him plenty of opportunity for avirtuosoperformance.
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The three movements provide an admirable opportunity forvirtuosoperformance.
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It should be said, however, that supplying, rather than demanding, esteem for virtuoso performances can still be threatened by the teleological paradox.
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He would alternate his virtuoso performances with lighthearted showmanship, with such intermission antics as playing a sonata on one string with the violin upside-down.
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Previously, they had been satisfied with flashy virtuoso performances of technically demanding but musically lightweight compositions.
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