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 Rosé shared an anecdote about being asked her what her fear in life is. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025 His 1983 book, ‘The Game,’ was an ahead-of-its-time exposé of life behind the scenes, filled with thoughtful analysis and anecdotes. Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The loquacious Ray Montemayor, who Ziggy helped convert from a street hockey goalie to a state champion ice hockey keeper, had a much better anecdote. M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Viewers don’t get much of a chance to sit with the particulars of Candy’s life before the film moves on to the next anecdote. Beandrea July, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anecdote
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    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • The tale is pilfered from the Aeneid, but Virgil would blench to see the curtain rise on Jupiter, dandling Ganymede, a beautiful boy, upon his knee.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Anecdote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anecdote. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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