poignance

Example Sentences

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Another “Fall Guy” co-star — an attack dog that responds only to commands in French — had particular poignance for Gosling.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 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

But, sadly, I don’t have time to write a 21st century Ulysses, and my poignance peaks with a picture of a sandwich.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2022

Sophia, thy mind is capable of tasting them in all their poignance: against how many of life's incidents may that capacity be considered as a counterpoise!'

From A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen by Ritchie, Anne Thackeray