poignancy

Example Sentences

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But the live performances found poignancy in the city’s spirit as a music town.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Many of the differences in the characters’ destinies have been due to circumstances beyond their control, and perhaps their choices have been likewise inevitable, though the payoff is a poignancy that enriches the comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

From there, Gunn’s curated playlist, featuring bands like Hardcore Superstar, Cruel Intentions and Ida Maria, musically narrates each installment’s operatic heroics and slapstick violence, or adds poignancy to Chris’ bouts of crushingly low self-esteem.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Viewed in 2025, the try has a touch of poignancy.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

The puzzlement in having to make sense of this abstract philosophical conundrum mingles with the poignancy of having to come to terms with the loss of someone we love.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker