POIGNANCY in a Sentence

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Watching the tearful reunion of the long-separated mother and child, the social worker was touched by the poignancy of the scene.

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 Meanings and Examples of POIGNANCY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
poignancy
 n.  state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion
Classic Sentence:
1  As he stood in the darkness outside the church these memories came back with the poignancy of vanished things.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  The recognition did not lessen the reality, the poignancy of the revelation by any suggestion or promise of instability.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XV
3  You will picture to yourself, my dear Mr. Copperfield, what the poignancy of my feelings must be, when I inform you that Mr. Micawber is entirely changed.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 42. MISCHIEF
Example Sentence:
1  Adding to the poignancy is that, whatever O'Connor's fate, it will have to involve computer trickery and editing sleight-of-hand to compensate for the actor's absence.
2  This year they have taken on extra poignancy in the wake of the disaster as Tacloban residents – 98% of whom are Catholic – turn to their faith for comfort.
3  Watching the tearful reunion of the long-separated mother and child, the social worker was touched by the poignancy of the scene.