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 on the Web My Life Story - So Far $35 Uncommon Goods This journal is a thoughtful (not to mention, beautiful) gift for a parent or grandparent who is full of advice and funny anecdotes. Malia Griggs, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024 Baker also had the audience in stitches with a festival anecdote. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024 But this phenomenon doesn’t lend itself easily to statistical analysis, either: The importance of holidays, for instance, can’t quite stand in for the very individual motivations that define the anecdotes shared in hospital break rooms or around a dinner table. Sunita Puri, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024 Prince Harry Returns to U.K. Solo to Champion One of His Most Cherished Causes After N.Y.C. Visit The proud dad shared an anecdote about his kids’ hair — one that also included wife Meghan Markle. Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anecdote 

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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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