Definitions
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- noun a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maybe my son is exceptionally tender-hearted, but there is heavy pathos in poignance in this film.
Has the Wild Rumpus Begun Yet? darkerblogistan 2009
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There was even a recognition back then that superheroes, to some degree, had had their day-that there was a kind of poignance in the figure of the superhero set against the modern world.
Mania News Feed 2009
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Most New York revivals have focused on Follies with an upper case F, casting legendary, sometimes forgotten stars to build a sense of poignance about a spirit that cannot be recaptured.
Howard Kissel: Another 'Follies' Howard Kissel 2011
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She embodies Jane's most endearing qualities—courage, passion, devotion, unadorned beauty—but not for a moment the moist poignance that many of the umpteen previous versions have inflicted on her.
See Jane Blossom: An Enthralling 'Eyre' Joe Morgenstern 2011
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A shimmer of subsequent events gave the photograph an almost unbearable poignance.
Happy Landings David Ackley 2011
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Most New York revivals have focused on Follies with an upper case F, casting legendary, sometimes forgotten stars to build a sense of poignance about a spirit that cannot be recaptured.
Howard Kissel: Another 'Follies' Howard Kissel 2011
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Throughout, Chabon's prose moves elegantly from humor to honesty to poignance.
Manhood for Amateurs: Summary and book reviews of Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon. 2009
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Most New York revivals have focused on Follies with an upper case F, casting legendary, sometimes forgotten stars to build a sense of poignance about a spirit that cannot be recaptured.
Howard Kissel: Another 'Follies' Howard Kissel 2011
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The terminally ill inmate was played by the remarkable Red West, a former stuntman, Elvis Presley bodyguard and member of the King's "Memphis Mafia," lending the episode instant credibility and poignance.
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Most New York revivals have focused on Follies with an upper case F, casting legendary, sometimes forgotten stars to build a sense of poignance about a spirit that cannot be recaptured.
Howard Kissel: Another 'Follies' Howard Kissel 2011
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