Explore Anecdotally through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Anecdotally meaning
In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
Using Anecdotally
- The main meaning on this page is: In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
- In the example corpus, anecdotally often appears in combinations such as: anecdotally from, anecdotally that, anecdotally it.
Context around Anecdotally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anecdotally
- In this selection, "anecdotally" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, idea, talk, heard, pointing, riverside and noted stand out and add context to how "anecdotally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anecdotally he s and anecdotally i ve. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anecdotally" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anecdotally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Anecdotally, though, things aren’t quite as clear-cut. (9 words)
Anecdotally, we heard that mask use was rapidly increasing. (9 words)
Other users, too, have anecdotally backed up this same discrepancy. (10 words)
Note as well that Arlo's CEO anecdotally noted in the fourth-quarter earnings call that he expects the next twelve months of services revenue to be "nearly $200 million", so even this estimate skews conservative. (36 words)
Several clinicians told The New York Times that, anecdotally, patients who start taking hormone therapy for approved conditions such as hot flashes or night sweats also report a decrease in muscle and joint pain and discomfort. (36 words)
Anecdotally, since I switched my parents from Windows laptops to Chromebooks, they have ceased to need tech support from me, and they've grown extremely attached to ChromeOS because of how low maintenance it is. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Alberto, Chuck, and Dan all express this idea anecdotally, pointing to repeat customers and the random people who call the shop looking for hand-painted signs, myself included.
Anecdotally, Riverside-based Burgess Moving and Storage general manager Ed Coelho has heard similar reasons for people moving.
Autistic people in particular will talk anecdotally about the benefits of using marijuana.
Microbiologist and spokesperson for Pathology Awareness Australia Dr Caitlin Keighley said testing rates were, anecdotally, still low, which was concerning given the upswing in infections, particularly among younger adults.
Nixon said he has heard anecdotally that some oyster farmers have been dumping pieces of shells on their oyster beds to raise the calcium content of the water and combat acidification.
Note as well that Arlo's CEO anecdotally noted in the fourth-quarter earnings call that he expects the next twelve months of services revenue to be "nearly $200 million", so even this estimate skews conservative.
Anecdotally it seems many adult Australians also plan to abstain from drinking in the new year.
Anecdotally, since I switched my parents from Windows laptops to Chromebooks, they have ceased to need tech support from me, and they've grown extremely attached to ChromeOS because of how low maintenance it is.
Anecdotally, though, things aren’t quite as clear-cut.
Other users, too, have anecdotally backed up this same discrepancy.
Several clinicians told The New York Times that, anecdotally, patients who start taking hormone therapy for approved conditions such as hot flashes or night sweats also report a decrease in muscle and joint pain and discomfort.
That estimate was anecdotally affirmed when JNS spoke with seven Israelis displaced from the north that Oren brought to Washington in June.
The momentum swing can be seen anecdotally as well as interesting fintech deals have been closing in LatAm all year.
While he said his office hasn’t tracked data on how many crimes involve ghost guns locally, anecdotally he knows they’re becoming more prevalent.
Anecdotally, he’s not seeing convincing numbers of people participating and Instagram posts he’s seen show some DIY film nights that never get past happy hour.
Anecdotally, I’ve heard of many benefits from consuming fermented foods and drinks like kimchi, kombucha, kefir and sauerkraut which contain a natural synergy of many different types of yeasts and bacteria.
Anecdotally, through recent furniture store visits and comments from folks in the furniture industry, demand has recovered from the depths of the lockdown and many products are currently on backorder.
Anecdotally, we heard that mask use was rapidly increasing.
Kawasaki disease was anecdotally linked 16 years ago to another known coronavirus, though it was never proven.
Many are linked to the JBS beef plant, which is a lynchpin in the Alberta agriculture sector, and anecdotally, the community of new immigrants and foreign workers who staff it.
Common combinations with anecdotally
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- anecdotally from 5×
- anecdotally that 4×
- anecdotally it 4×
- heard anecdotally 3×
- have anecdotally 3×
- was anecdotally 2×
- anecdotally he 2×
- and anecdotally 2×
- anecdotally the 2×
- anecdotally some 2×