anecdote

[US]/ˈænɪkdəʊt/
[UK]/ˈænɪkdoʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Phrases & Collocations

personal anecdote

Example Sentences

he told anecdotes about his job.

the book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.

such anecdotes cannot be a basis for generalization.

She knows many anecdotes of Bacon.

anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.

here are a couple of anecdotes that might tickle your fancy .

he has little space for anecdote, but the text is no flat-footed catalogue.

The book is packed with anecdotes to buttress their view that she is a likeable Everywoman.

He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

The lecturer told a few jokes and anecdotes to add color to his talk.

He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.

He followed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes from his own past.

I chatted up the paper's editor, feigning interest in his anecdotes .

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