poignant
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definition
adjective
a poignant reminder of the passing of time
evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
example
This is a show with a sense of fun, a 'poignant' side, a lesson to be learnt about family life and a little sprinkling of magic.
Old memories returned to her in that split second, followed by 'poignant' smells and visions a past where her world was nothing less than a fairy tale.
The sense of occasion and history was also made more 'poignant' by the pageantry that accompanied it.
It's a humorous, serious, 'poignant' , moving script, that genuinely explores the value and meaning of education.
People that are good at it and adept at it can be very guttural and gutsy and dark and moving and 'poignant' all at the same time.
It was a touching and 'poignant' afternoon as friends gathered to show their respects to a man who had remained loyal and ever faithful to the ideals of Comhaltas.
It's a 'poignant' , almost heartbreaking portrait of urban American loneliness, alienation and obsession.
The play follows the story of one man's fight to save his land, combining 'poignant' drama with a sense of humour.
Could they, for example, feed one half of the audience with a sound to make them laugh, while the other half heard something 'poignant' or distressing?
It is a book that can be witty, moving or 'poignant' , all at the same time.
For people of any age coming to terms with grief, this is a 'poignant' and moving account, beautifully illustrated and sparingly written.
So often it's as much about what isn't said between people that's 'poignant' , disturbing and moving.
This debut may remind some readers of Lorrie Moore's dry and 'poignant' tragicomedy.
Funny, touching, moving and 'poignant' - this could be one of the most affecting shows the Alhambra has staged.
And though these words may belong to the big screen, they will haunt us whenever we recall the 'poignant' scenes from the moving film.
He can be rather repetitive, but his best work has great delicacy of colour and handling and a 'poignant' sense of lost innocence.
That memory, painful and 'poignant' , still inspires the Scot.
This was a moving, 'poignant' ceremony, which gave solace to the parents and families.
A 'poignant' and moving text tucked away on the page seems to sum it all up.
It is true that I have, like many who choose to write for a living, exaggerated senses of the absurd and the 'poignant' .
It is a philosophical tearjerker, a 'poignant' romance for the intellectual set, and a touching character study.
He looks almost alive; like an old song, he stirs us with the gruff 'poignance' of the professional young soldier.
It may be a history lesson but it is sure to portray with 'poignancy' the humour, hurt, heartbreak and pain that they didn't teach us in the classroom.
‘I wish I had stayed with my game, rather than changing it to someone else's game,’ he says 'poignantly' .
The album isn't bad because it isn't distressing or painful, which one would expect from 'poignancy' .
It definitely brought the point home even more 'poignantly' about how important the sense of community and place and family and values are.
His public funeral and the later memorial evening of performances by the company are described with heartbreaking 'poignancy' .
And it's difficult to say, really, why her case seizes our attention and sense of 'poignance' in ways that keep it before our attention.
And while part of the point and 'poignance' of the dialogues is their dramatic structure, that doesn't actually make the dialogues successful as plays.
Historical, psychological and spiritual themes embroider the simple ghost story and contribute 'poignance' and depth to what would amount to little more than a campfire tale in terms of plot.
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