anecdote
Example Sentences
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His anecdotes would become the basis for Crystal’s character, Harry, while Ryan’s witty foil, Sally, was the embodiment of Ephron’s sharp and observant eye.
From Salon
The book’s finest section is its last 100 pages, when Mr. Zygar is finally free of irrelevant anecdotes.
Many of the anecdotes are the same, including some light-hearted mention of his round-robin dating with the few other out students at the prestigious Harvard-Westlake School.
From Los Angeles Times
Amid amusing anecdotes in press conferences, leaping about on the touchline and chat about stealing tracksuits as a souvenir of his second spell at Parkhead, a ship that was heading for trouble was steadied.
From BBC
The personality differences between Teslas and Waymos may cause some frustrating anecdotes in the short-term, but they’re unlikely to be a major drag on traffic, much less one that will require “decades” to work through.
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