poignant
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Even decades later, Jean Dornan, the protagonist of Julia Langbein’s smart, poignant and involving novel “Dear Monica Lewinsky,” can’t recollect her own first love in tranquility.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
A poignant and emotional start to Fury's ring walk saw a tribute to boxing legend Ricky Hatton, with Blue Moon playing in his honour following his death in September.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
In poignant contrast to Willy, Biff has faced up to the truth—that he is not and never will be the fabled hero his father hoped to make him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
The fact that the person on the other end of the phone is a ranking Republican member of Congress made that statement even more poignant.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
And the fact that the frail was his mother and the King of the Mountain his father made it more poignant, but did not change the essential facts.
From "Song of Solomon" 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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