How to Use anecdote in a Sentence

anecdote

noun

• He told us all sorts of humorous anecdotes about his childhood.
• Any competent science reporter knows anecdotes are not data and that one dramatic story proves nothing.
  — Editor & Publisher, 4 Nov. 2002
• One astounding anecdote from a life overflowing with them.
  — Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
• In a single letter, Walpole might wander from war to weddings to art and anecdote and aphorism.
  — Catherine Ostler, WSJ, 15 Apr. 2022
• Watt revealed his rooting strategy by replying with an anecdote from his time with the Texans.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2022
• Editor Joe Walker also won his award during the pre-show hour, telling the crowd an anecdote about his daughter.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2022
• Adam told me an anecdote that expressed the challenges of a contemporary dream incubation culture.
  — Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022
• There was actually an anecdote in a Vanity Fair article about the dog pooping in the office.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2022
• Without solid data to document new cases, we're thrown back on anecdote — and by that measure, things are clearly worsening in Philly.
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 13 Apr. 2022
• At times, this approaches the tone of your garden-variety L.A. surfer bro, spouting anecdotes about the benefits of ayahuasca.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
• This anecdote has now become one of the many ways the Trump campaign has attempted to brand Harris as a threat to Christianity in America.
  — Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
• An eccentric character, Dalí was apparently quite demanding of the staff, but my favorite anecdote was that his domestic cheetahs left scratches on the carpet of his suite.
  — Samantha Lauriello, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2022
• This anecdote is one of the many highlights of the night.
  — Anthony Bryant, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
• Carl looked away, and the anecdote sounds the final note of the chapter.
  — Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2020
• How's that for an anecdote that, in a few short words, takes you to the heart of the matter?
  — Nicholas Varchaver, Fortune, 21 May 2017
• The anecdote ended up somewhere in the back end of the story.
  — Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
• If a friend tries to tell you that same anecdote as last week?
  — Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022
• This anecdote is one of the book’s most telling moments.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 18 June 2020
• That, too, seems to be the case in Olathe, based on anecdotes from students.
  — Adam Darby, kansascity.com, 30 Apr. 2017
• In these contentious times, the anecdote for hate is love.
  — Josh Linkner, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2020
• Many of the anecdotes and moments in the film are drawn from Stanton’s life.
  — Mark Olsen, latimes.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• The anecdotes in the book are as captivating as the maps.
  — The Economist, 5 Oct. 2019
• This opening anecdote sets the tone for the entire book.
  — Patia Braithwait, SELF, 22 June 2021
• And perhaps none more so than this next anecdote from the piece.
  — Jack Moore, GQ, 9 Oct. 2017
• My favorite anecdote about him is from the first day of fall camp.
  — Erin Sorensen, ajc, 13 Sep. 2017
• Which brings up one anecdote that read as a false note?
  — John Tamny, Forbes, 5 May 2022
• Many of his life stories and anecdotes can be found in his films.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
• But the syndrome is new, and lives for the moment in the realm of theory and anecdote.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• Use that anecdote as the frame for what’s about to go down in Corvallis.
  — John Canzano, oregonlive, 2 Apr. 2021
• Over the years, the anecdotes became quite a collection.
  — al, 9 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024