poignant

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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

In its four-star review, Radio Times described Alice and Steve as an "impressively wrong-footing drama about love and hate", praising its ability to balance sharp comedy with more poignant themes.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet that is truthful to the past, and in a poignant postwar conclusion the book makes an honest accounting of how much of Günter’s faith in the life drive has survived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

Rain caused one to reflect on the shadowed, more poignant parts of life—the inescapable sorrows, the speechless longings, the disappointments, the regrets, the cold miseries.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig