poignant
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The paper describes the trip as "poignant" and will take place just days after what would have been her 65th birthday.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Here are some can’t-miss theater picks: If you’re looking for family fare, Toy Story 5 is heartbreaking and poignant.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026
Among many poignant episodes, Mr. Ryrie follows John Ogilvie’s successful evangelizing among Mohawks in 1750s Virginia, a story laced with irony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
He also gave a poignant shout-out to the show’s original cast members Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald, and sent all the love to his three young sons.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
This lack of artifice owes as much to the rousing arrangement of songs, which blend seamlessly together, as it does to Echevarri’s poignant narrative.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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