plangent

Example Sentences

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As the Choreographer, Megan Moore’s plangent mezzo was especially effective in her mourning aria; soprano Whitney Morrison was dramatic as the Performance Artist, the only member of the creative quintet who sees what is coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The column in which this plangent cri de coeur appeared bears the subtle title “More Babies, Please.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

He plays subtext beautifully in “Spiderhead,” with plangent notes of regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

He had a penchant for lightly plangent country, and lived in the long shadow of what was once called alternative rock.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022

As the forest’s warning became louder, more plangent and strident, William’s buoyant mood shivered, quailed, and fled like a routed army from the field.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz