poignant
IPA: pˈɔɪnjʌnt
adjective
- (obsolete, of a weapon, etc.) Sharp-pointed; keen.
- Neat; eloquent; applicable; relevant.
- Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
- (figuratively, of a smell, taste) Piquant, pungent.
- (figuratively, of a look, word) Incisive; penetrating; piercing.
- (chiefly Britain, dated) Inducing sharp physical pain.
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Examples of "poignant" in Sentences
- He continues to grow people with disabilities in poignant roles ... he never writes down to the people.
- Especially poignant is TV host Dave Holmes 'eloquent description of what it's like to be different as a young person.
- Personally, the coverage I've found most poignant is this piece about the time Michael Jackson inadvertantly dropped his sequined glove in the toilet.
- He tells us, in poignant and inspiring language, that the God he believes in is a God that is never disappointed with us, never doubts us and never gives up on us.
- The reason I find this so poignant is that I was born in France in 1951, the son of a young US government economist, Joel Bernstein, who was on assignment by the U.S. State Department to work on the Marshall plan.
- Of many endeavors, one of the most poignant is Camp Felix, which provides a place for foster children to go in the summer where they can enjoy the same sort of support he enjoyed as a child, that launched him to such great success.
- To "King" and others who mope like him, people - regardless of their party affiliation or ideology - cannot honestly have their perceptions modified or even tantalized by what they identify as poignant and powerfully moving moments.
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