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
He was very critical in the history of our great families, and had a taste for personal anecdote, even to the gossip of the circle.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
