poignant
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The second-place Silver Lion went to "Possible Love", a poignant relationship study by South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong, which was one of the most highly praised movies of the festival.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
Mr. Holland offers a poignant quote from the postprison period before his death, in which Wilde notes that he was “a problem for which there was no solution.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"My dad left a lasting impact so poignant that it will ripple out for generations to come," Bindi wrote, saying his life and legacy were "worth celebrating".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Their tattered remnants, barely held together with patches and stitching, are poignant metaphors for a battered will that keeps fighting even as protections wear thin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The wood was old and the paint was cracking, giving the Nativity scene a poignant look of absolute poverty.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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