How to Use poignant in a Sentence

poignant

adjective
  • The photograph was a poignant reminder of her childhood.
  • Strange, but poignant for sure.
    — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The poignant burn of shin splints.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The loved ones of the dead are not alone in their poignant laments.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Many tender, poignant scenes shift the plot.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That just makes this story of first love all the more poignant.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • And their loss, their emptiness, is no less poignant than his.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • These are poignant themes that many can relate to in their own lives.
    — Ashley Martens, womenshealthmag.com, 17 May 2023
  • Across the nine tracks, a poignant arc of loss and restoration comes to life.
    — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The most poignant scenes of the night involved Salah.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • This poignant story is laugh-out-loud funny, too.
    — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
  • One long overdue, but still jarring and poignant.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That was her idea to button the scene with a poignant moment like that.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • One of the poignant memories is about her dad’s last phone call to her.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • One of the most poignant images is of a corncob doll with corn-silk hair.
    — Eddie Dean, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Skender’s brief words to the couples were poignant.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
  • If enough voters hear it, this poignant ballad could have a shot at a nod.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Which is good, because its most poignant notes stand out all the more clearly.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2021
  • The answers are both poignant and pending; the present is very much a work in progress.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Perhaps more poignant than the event was the vibe of the two women at the heart of it.
    — Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But in the end, the dudes put their differences aside to belt along to the poignant song.
    — Rachel Yang, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2021
  • And one industry winner is a poignant mix of new and old.
    — Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The most poignant moment of the town hall came in response to Iran.
    — oregonlive, 6 Jan. 2020
  • Buttigieg also had one of the most poignant moments of the debate.
    — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2019
  • The nickname is a simple but poignant joke on the part of the villagers.
    — V.m. Braganza, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • No one seemed to notice a far more poignant echo of the English past.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The grief is poignant in this film among the other classic emotions.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The first really poignant lesson for us was, there needs to be more drones.
    — Holly Williams, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Stream the new album and watch the poignant music video for the title track here.
    — Gab Ginsberg, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2021
  • On a poignant note, the wallpaper room will be destroyed when the show ends.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2021

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