poignancy

That said, the moment when Didi and Gogo throw themselves into a frantic hug—as if only by touching one another can they be sure they still exist—has breathtaking poignancy.

Indeed, to the author’s great credit, “The Colonel and the King” finds new levels of poignancy in their extraordinary, genre-eclipsing association.

Sycamore Gap had extra poignancy to Si because of another personal tragedy.

He came on as an extra-time substitute before they won on penalties and that game now carries added poignancy as the final act of a stellar career cut short in its prime.

Metcalf is the rare actor who can lunge after comedy without sacrificing the raw poignancy of her character.