How to use "poignant" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "poignant" in popular movie and book plots

  • Faith relates a poignant family story to LeAnn.  - Holiday in Your Heart
  • It paints a poignant picture of love and its manifestations, a recurring theme in Kundera's novels.  - Ignorance (novel)
  • He returns for one last time to Heidelberg to bid Kathie a poignant farewell.  - The Student Prince (film)
  • The families celebrate a happy, poignant Christmas together, and later that night Katie tells Johnny she is pregnant.  - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (film)
  • The story is, as the poignant name suggests, another tale set at Blandings Castle, filled as ever with romance and imposters.  - Sunset at Blandings
  • As his oxygen begins to run out and he starts to lose consciousness, he sees poignant flashbacks including him and Abe.  - Homer's Paternity Coot
  • This is the most poignant of the three stories.  - About Love
  • This is a particularly poignant act of retaliation against Hammond because he bought an identical pair of earrings for Ellen.  - Mandingo (novel)
  • Most poignant of all, the Kavalar race, into which she has "married," is dying culturally.  - Dying of the Light
  • This fact is made even more poignant when Shephard introduces Charlie to a female colleague, dr Diane Brady (Lindsay Crouse).  - Iceman (1984 film)
  • He tells a poignant story highlighting the deep morality of documenting the sacrifice and loss associated with war.  - Heroes (Stargate SG-1)
  • In a poignant moment, he asks, "Tell me something true, Alice".  - Closer (play)
  • A secondary plotline concerns Lockhart's poignant romance with a beautiful Women's Royal Naval Service officer.  - The Cruel Sea (novel)
  • In the poignant finale, Sonny delivers an impassioned sermon before telling his flock that he has to go.  - The Apostle
  • She is soothed by the poignant "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".  - Meet Me in St. Louis
  • Their final meeting occurs in the railway station refreshment room, now seen for a second time with the poignant perspective of their story.  - Brief Encounter

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