Sentence examples for poignant which from inspiring English sources

And it was poignant, which was why Shevchenko was so emotional afterwards.

Opening on 15 August at The Tristan Bates Theatre in Seven Dials, the show is a collection of objects – some funny, some bitter, all poignant – which relate to failed romances, as donated by heartbroken people around the world.

For young blacks, this symbol was especially poignant, which provides for a subtext in this play.

His writing is spare and poignant, which makes sense given that the novel took him over 13 years to write.

Mr. Michieletto's concept works beautifully in this charming and poignant production, which was broadcast on Austrian television.

In one particularly poignant scene, which takes place after Strickland has stolen and then abandoned Stroeve's wife, Stroeve discovers a nude portrait of her by Strickland.

Carr's poignant performance, which included singing Take Me to the World and I Remember, makes one wonder why she did not become a star.

NBCC board member Eric Banks described it as "an incredibly honest and poignant portrait", which "for all the sordid detail" it contains, "never seems petty or gossipy".

"Weiner" offers a microcosm of the many vectors of power that converge in a politician's decision to run for office, the most poignant of which is familial.

Plus the poignant "Underbelly", which ponders the helplessness of birth and old age without too much cliche, suggests the band's literary sensibility is no student put-on.

Their interpretation of the poignant Adagio (which quotes a song Mendelssohn composed earlier to console Fanny after the death of a friend) is particularly memorable.