Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years. From LearnThat.org. [Diane Ackerman]
poignant anxiety. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
How pathetic, how poignant is their short-lived pretense!. From Wordnik.com. [The Price of Brotherhood] Reference
"Why, Rachel Ward wasn't a bit pretty!" exclaimed the Story Girl in poignant disappointment. From Wordnik.com. [The Story Girl] Reference
He continues to grow people with disabilities in poignant roles ... he never writes down to the people. From Wordnik.com. [Deborah Calla: Awarding for Ability, Not Disability] Reference
The story, which draws the reader in, describes in poignant detail the workings of a family and a marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar.] Reference
Especially poignant is TV host Dave Holmes 'eloquent description of what it's like to be different as a young person. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Kaas Boyle: It Will Get Better: Speaking out on Gay Suicides] Reference
What makes our neglect of science and technology so poignant is the extraordinary achievements of Canadians in this field over the years. From Wordnik.com. [A New Agenda for Canada] Reference
Recalling the poignant montage from 'Toy Story 2' set to. From Wordnik.com. [ETonline - Breaking News] Reference
poignant: if anything at all sad happens in the book, it will be described as poignant. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
Among those who deeply felt his passing were many individuals who recalled poignant interactions with Friberg. From Wordnik.com. [deseretnews.com - Top Stories] Reference
To take the audience into the club's past, Campbell recalled a poignant youthful moment in his love for automobiles. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from union-bulletin.com] Reference
One of the themes most poignant is Delany’s experimentation with the long-term consequences of a technological society. From Wordnik.com. [Two Novels by Samuel R. Delany] Reference
What makes the book all the more poignant is that it’s based on Linthout’s own experiences of having a son commit suicide. From Wordnik.com. [Years of the Elephant » Comics Worth Reading] Reference
A Litvak oleh who toiled in the fields with the first prime minister recalls a poignant Pessah in Kfar Saba over 100 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [JPost.com - Front Page] Reference
Schultz recalls the poignant conversation she had with Dawn Makurat at that time, as Makurat conveyed her thanks to the school staff. From Wordnik.com. [Genuine Curiosity by Dwayne Melancon] Reference
If he never runs again, he's always this kind of poignant footnote. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2002] Reference
And this is sea (INAUDIBLE) photograph, I think, so kind of poignant and touching. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 24, 2008] Reference
Bizos said National Party counsel Jan Heunis 'call for protection of minority rights was "poignant". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
ScreenDaily has a review, calling it "poignant" and that "(Radha) Mitchell and (Joel) Edgerton are so convincing". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
And I ask that because one of the statements made by, I believe, the prime minister had a kind of poignant element to it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2006] Reference
I hedge only because once the power of this new "poignant" Iggy Pop becomes familiar, a few songs begin to seem slightly ho-hum. From Wordnik.com. [All the Old Dudes (And One Old Crow)] Reference
Vietnam vet recalled in poignant service. From Wordnik.com. [Jefferson, Perry H.] Reference
The new Bishop of Shrewsbury has been consecrated in a "poignant" ceremony at Westminster Abbey. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I don't know if you were looking for "poignant" or "pungent," but neither seems particularly appropriate. From Wordnik.com. [Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)] Reference
Bill Clinton was president, and Mrs. Clinton spoke of the "poignant" memories that the country evoked for her and her husband. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
It was a poignant moment, for both the audience and Giuliani's staff. From Wordnik.com. [Rudy Country?] Reference
Playful, preposterous and poignant, "The Kid" is a hard movie to categorize. From Wordnik.com. [The Kid Is All Right] Reference
Death by unintended consequences is always especially poignant and newsworthy. From Wordnik.com. [Like Hitting A Wall] Reference
The men cease being spellbinders and become people with poignant care and concern. From Wordnik.com. [When Irish Guys Are Beguiling] Reference
It's personal, poignant, conversational and it's got a great opening and a great close. From Wordnik.com. [FAST CHAT: FAREWELLS TO THE FAMOUS] Reference
But if you really want poignant, suppose that was Jordan's last game with the Chicago Bulls. From Wordnik.com. [Let Him Walk!!!] Reference
The show's repertoire includes a poignant duet with her mother in the native language of the Puyuma clan. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Arts Preview: Music] Reference
There have been myriad poignant moments, some of them quite startling even though they were officially orchestrated. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Yankees (Still) Suck!] Reference
It is a poignant and powerful exhibit that rightly celebrates one of modern art's most intriguing -- and least hyped -- talents. From Wordnik.com. [Shooting Himself] Reference
Death-camp culture doesn't normally inspire satire, but Prose mingles the horrific, the funny and the poignant with perfect pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Book Marks] Reference
The season's most poignant story line concerned Joan and Toni, whose longtime relationship broke down completely over several shows. From Wordnik.com. [Female Trouble] Reference
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