Example sentences for: poignant

How can you use “poignant” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The most poignant parts of her books detail the pressures Scarpetta faces as an executive who's responsible for the welfare of her subordinates but under ruthless pressure to deliver results; the impossibility of sorting through overwhelming floods of information and straining for an educated guess; the sadness of a life lived in helicopters and planes rather than in hotels; the inadequacy of colleagues who function like family but aren't.

  • They find it ironic and poignant that someone capable "of conceiving of a nuanced theory of rationality could descend into madness" (Robert Boynton, Newsday ). (Jim Holt reviews A Beautiful Mind in Slate.)

  • In one of the sheds you will find a small and poignant exhibition of historical documents which includes death warrants and pictures of leading members of the German resistance.

  • She wants him to be more poignant and less boastful.

  • In a slide presentation of her work and sources of inspiration, portrait photographer Judy Dater clearly captured with great sensitivity an infinite variety of poignant expressions.


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