seem poignant
Frequency: 7.011.5 per million words
Used when something gives the impression of being touching or sad.
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Examples (10)
- The old photograph made the past seem poignant.
- Her final words before leaving seemed particularly poignant.
- In the quiet evening, the music began to seem deeply poignant.
- His story of childhood loss seemed incredibly poignant to everyone present.
- The empty swing in the park seemed poignant, reminding her of happier times.
- Even the simplest gestures can seem truly poignant in moments of farewell.
- The silence after the applause seemed poignant to the retiring artist.
- Looking back, their youthful dreams seem almost poignant now.
- The faded letters from his mother seemed very poignant to him.
- For many, the monument will always seem poignant, a symbol of sacrifice.