plangent

Example Sentences

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Where are the movie stars and pop icons with their beautifully produced plangent video pleas for justice?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

A clear highlight was “Amelia,” a plangent, airy meditation on freedom and flight.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2023

The column in which this plangent cri de coeur appeared bears the subtle title “More Babies, Please.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

He plays subtext beautifully in “Spiderhead,” with plangent notes of regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

As the forest’s warning became louder, more plangent and strident, William’s buoyant mood shivered, quailed, and fled like a routed army from the field.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz