poignance
Example Sentences
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Some entries will take on added poignance, Frémaux noted, due to current events.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Comedy writer Daniel Kibblesmith put it thus in a 2016 tweet that has only gained poignance with the passage of time:
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2023
Williams’ announcement had particular poignance given that she stepped away from tennis last year, saying she had to in order to have a second child.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2023
The impermanence of Fry's lends extra poignance to its appearance in the film.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2022
Percival smiled as he resumed his walk—smiled with all that bitter cynicism which only youth may feel to its full poignance.
From The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation by Wilson, Harry Leon
