poignant
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Appeared in the December 24, 2025, print edition as 'A Star Couple’s Poignant Rom-Com'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The chemistry: Helen and Jake, as is required by law in rom-coms, are annoyed with each other for much of the movie, and I could have done without the Poignant Twist added near the end.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2024
Poignant and formally innovative, it earned links from 279 domains.
From Slate • May 17, 2022
Poignant images of bears on isolated ice floes or roaming land in search of food have been used by conservation groups and others to showcase the need for action to reduce warming.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2020
And I know, sir, that next to scripts that are Tender and Poignant, you love scripts that have Courage and Integrity.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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