poignance
Example Sentences
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The beauty and poignance of Gaines’ practice lies in his ability to form entirely new, generative structures — a mindset with profound implications beyond art-making.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
Some entries will take on added poignance, Frémaux noted, due to current events.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Williams’ announcement had particular poignance given that she stepped away from tennis last year, saying she had to in order to have a second child.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2023
The impermanence of Fry's lends extra poignance to its appearance in the film.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2022
Suddenly there came to me from nowhere, but with a poignance that seemed to make it new, the platitudinous thought that life is at once the commonest and strangest of experiences.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
