How to Use anecdote in a Sentence

anecdote

noun

• He told us all sorts of humorous anecdotes about his childhood.
• Any competent science reporter knows anecdotes are not data and that one dramatic story proves nothing.
  — Editor & Publisher, 4 Nov. 2002
• Carl looked away, and the anecdote sounds the final note of the chapter.
  — Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020
• The anecdote ended up somewhere in the back end of the story.
  — Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
• If a friend tries to tell you that same anecdote as last week?
  — Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022
• The anecdotes in the book are as captivating as the maps.
  — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2019
• This opening anecdote sets the tone for the entire book.
  — Patia Braithwait, SELF, 22 June 2021
• Which brings up one anecdote that read as a false note?
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• And perhaps none more so than this next anecdote from the piece.
  — Jack Moore, GQ, 9 Oct. 2017
• My favorite anecdote about him is from the first day of fall camp.
  — Erin Sorensen, ajc, 13 Sep. 2017
• This anecdote is one of the book’s most telling moments.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 June 2020
• In these contentious times, the anecdote for hate is love.
  — Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
• Many of his life stories and anecdotes can be found in his films.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
• How's that for an anecdote that, in a few short words, takes you to the heart of the matter?
  — Nicholas Varchaver, Fortune, 21 May 2017
• But the syndrome is new, and lives for the moment in the realm of theory and anecdote.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• Over the years, the anecdotes became quite a collection.
  — al, 9 Feb. 2020
• Many of the anecdotes and moments in the film are drawn from Stanton’s life.
  — Mark Olsen, latimes.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• At what point in your work did that hit you that this anecdote is so symbolic of his life?
  — Brendan O'Meara, Longreads, 20 June 2022
• Right, these crazy anecdotes about these people that hit him.
  — Recode Staff, Recode, 25 Mar. 2018
• Use that anecdote as the frame for what’s about to go down in Corvallis.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
• What is your most memorable anecdote from your early days on the job?
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2023
• That, too, seems to be the case in Olathe, based on anecdotes from students.
  — Adam Darby, kansascity.com, 30 Apr. 2017
• Stahl's striking anecdote fell into a silent moment in the room.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 23 May 2018
• My days at home with my daughter were full of emotion yet anecdote-less.
  — Jenny Offill, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2020
• Democrats will say it’s only an anecdote, but the anecdotes add up.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
• Or just to elicit a truly funny anecdote about getting ready for the night.
  — Amy Odell, Cosmopolitan, 8 Jan. 2018
• But anecdotes don’t prove whether or not a diet is legit.
  — Abby Langer, SELF, 7 Aug. 2018
• Her speech was filled with moving anecdotes of her former boss.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2024
• Jennifer Lawrence added her own anecdotes to the growing list.
  — The Washington Post, cleveland.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• Is there one special memory or anecdote that springs to mind about the film and soundtrack?
  — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 30 June 2022

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024