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Examples of poignancy in a Sentence
there was a poignancy to his wit that often left his targets smarting
Recent Examples of poignancy from the Web
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There’s also a certain poignancy to the notebook from Auntie Helen’s Fluff’n’Fold.
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Some of the marchers carried two posters so everyone would be represented, so that's why Downing planned to talk to friends and family to come experience the poignancy with him.
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This doesn’t detract a whit from its heart-breaking poignancy and the storm of emotions that leaves half the audience sobbing by the final scenes.
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Roger Miller was widely considered a genius, a songwriter and singer who could could walk a tightrope between humor and devastating poignancy.
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Yet in the context of his life story, often laid out with detail and poignancy and humor, both his self-reflection about his actions and his indignation about a president who operates by a lesser moral code is entirely consistent.
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And the movie loses some of its poignancy as Marlo’s focus shifts from family matters to adventures with the effervescent Tully.
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Shows like Master of None and Fresh Off the Boat treat immigrant families’ experiences with humor and poignancy.
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To the outside world, McQueen's collections were fantastical dreamscapes, but this film reminds us of their poignancy.
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First Known Use of poignancy
1680
poignancy Synonyms
Synonyms
acerbity, acidity, acidness, acridity, acridness, acrimoniousness, acrimony, acuteness, asperity, bite, bitterness, edge, harshness, keenness, poignance, pungency, roughness, sharpness, tartness;
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Related Words
raucousness, severeness, severity, shrillness, virulence, vitriol;
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