poignant
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It is poignant that the lad responsible for taking Villa back to the Premier League in 2019 went on to lift the Europa League as captain seven years later.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Lithgow won best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for his portrayal of the controversial, beloved British author Roald Dahl in Mark Rosenblatt’s poignant drama “Giant,” directed by Nicholas Hytner.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
And which makes the series’ regular return to a youthful Nadal so poignant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Ultimately, reaching the Mesolithic Period has obviously become the highlight of the excavation and something that's particularly poignant to myself.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
But the stories she told them of moral decay, of the wicked who preyed on the good, were made more poignant by this clutch of arm to breast.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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