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Recent Examples of poignance In this book, however, her collages produce not surprise or poignance but a sense of cutting and pasting, of breathless summary. Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023 That means none of the bubble-burst poignance that Bartlett and Natasha Rothwell brought as the servant-victims of getaway decadence. Darren Franich, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2022 Transcending expectations is its own expectation, and Midnights makes clear, with modest poignance, that Swift has burned out on her own hype. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2022 In the song’s intro, processional drums and a trembling guitar line promised a power ballad with all the poignance of a Steven Spielberg movie. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for poignance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poignance
Noun
  • The agency says that the disease is carried by mosquito bites, and symptoms include fever, pain, and other flu-like symptoms.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025
  • The baby is a twin, and her twin brother also had bite marks on his feet, officials said.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • This year’s grand prix is likely to carry an extra degree of poignancy, given it is anticipated to be the last at the track in the current era.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Like the series as a whole, the finale walked the line between lunacy and poignancy, ultimately leaving its dysfunctional evangelists in a place of peace and resolution without sacrificing the outrageous laughs for which the series has become known.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • In the second round of the playoffs, against the defending champion, the Boston Celtics, the script was flipped: the Knicks got down by huge margins in the first two games but came storming back for the victory in both, creating a 2–0 edge.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
  • Special teams ace/edge rusher DeAngelo Malone also would be a difficult cut.
    Josh Kendall, New York Times, 22 May 2025

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“Poignance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poignance. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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