personal anecdote
Example Sentences
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The ceremony and benefit dinner featured special guest Oprah Winfrey, who used a personal anecdote to touch on the power of books to liberate “one page at a time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina - almost verbatim.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina — almost verbatim.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
I can add a very personal anecdote that sheds light on why this film was made.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023
For some reason this personal anecdote touched Flora Reed and the detective observed that she was genuinely moved by it.
From The Red Redmaynes by Eden Phillpotts
