poignance

Example Sentences

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But with the sudden passing of Diane Keaton this year, the annual viewing takes on extra poignance.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

The beauty and poignance of Gaines’ practice lies in his ability to form entirely new, generative structures — a mindset with profound implications beyond art-making.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

Another “Fall Guy” co-star — an attack dog that responds only to commands in French — had particular poignance for Gosling.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 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

She had prepared herself for a night of wretched unrest, but here was a dagger to murder sleep with even surer poignance.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar