poignant
Example Sentences
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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
It was as poignant and heart-wrenching as anything he said in the whole interview about “John Wick 3,” the film he was there to promote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Judy, also from the Marina, said: "It just makes it feel more poignant and frightening actually that it can happen so close."
From BBC • May 14, 2026
I like to imagine the new family was so touched by my poignant words that they decided not to paint over them.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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