as in story
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally
told us once again that anecdote about the dog and the bike
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Recent Examples of anecdote
There are observations and anecdotes provided by Spielberg along the way, many of which were new to me.
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Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Almost instantly, an anecdote popped into my head that had been told to me decades earlier by a dear friend—a German Jew who had been born in Berlin early in the twentieth century.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The field guide also includes other anecdotes about Ringel’s time working as a line producer on an Issa Rae pilot, as well as Levy Dagerman’s time working with producer Ted Hope.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
One former employee recalls a particularly telling anecdote from when Earle was on her way out of the company and refused to participate in an event.
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Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
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Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Almost instantly, an anecdote popped into my head that had been told to me decades earlier by a dear friend—a German Jew who had been born in Berlin early in the twentieth century.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The field guide also includes other anecdotes about Ringel’s time working as a line producer on an Issa Rae pilot, as well as Levy Dagerman’s time working with producer Ted Hope.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
One former employee recalls a particularly telling anecdote from when Earle was on her way out of the company and refused to participate in an event.
—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for anecdote
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anecdote
Noun
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The Sacramento Bee published several notable stories Friday covering local government, public health and state worker policy.
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Noun
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The spectacularly antic tale of originals and doubles, locals and outsiders, visually and philosophically lampoons the very concept of identity.
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Director David Anspaugh, whose resume includes small-town basketball tale Hoosiers and against-all-odds college football biopic Rudy, sticks rigidly to his sporting underdog formula, only skimming the surface of the David-versus-Goliath encounter.
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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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