How do you use Anecdote in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like report or account, plus the exact meaning.
Anecdote meaning
- A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting.
- An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
- A previously untold secret account of an incident.
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Using Anecdote
- The main meaning on this page is: A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. | An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. | A previously untold secret account of an incident.
- Useful related words include: report, account.
- Possible Dutch translations are: anekdote.
- In the example corpus, anecdote often appears in combinations such as: an anecdote, anecdote about, this anecdote.
Context around Anecdote
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Anecdote
- In this selection, "anecdote" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, unexpected, significant, involving, doesn and ended stand out and add context to how "anecdote" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a humorous anecdote of an and a significant anecdote i know. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "anecdote" sits close to words such as accompanies, affiliations and agrarian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with anecdote
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That little anecdote is indicative. (5 words)
The anecdote doesn’t end there. (6 words)
Another user shared an anecdote to reveal just how popularis in Japan. (12 words)
One last anecdote on the Brooks Robinson story—a few years ago, a sportswriter was talking about the fact the that New York and the Yankees loved one of their ballplayers so much that they had a candy bar named after them. (42 words)
A significant anecdote: I know a young priest who does not want to try to celebrate the old Mass, because he feels that afterwards he would only be able to celebrate that one and never the new Mass again. (39 words)
There's an element of Devereux not being able to stop himself going off on tangents, breaking into another anecdote, but also being wary that he doesn't want to spoil too much of the book's contents. (38 words)
During the campaign, is there any particular lesson that you’ve learned or anecdote that you could share that challenged you or taught you something new about the CID neighborhood? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Al Roker looked astounded beyond belief, staring directly at the camera in bewilderment at the unexpected anecdote.
Although ChatGPT missed the issue of how religious communities can judge rabbinic leaders based on reputation instead of erudition, it did highlight the reason for my anecdote.
And though this anecdote should end with me flouncing out of the lunchroom and never again speaking to Karen, she was my Little Debbie fixer and I didn’t want to mess with that hookup.
Another user shared an anecdote to reveal just how popularis in Japan.
A significant anecdote: I know a young priest who does not want to try to celebrate the old Mass, because he feels that afterwards he would only be able to celebrate that one and never the new Mass again.
As the anecdote from the entryway to Shiffrin’s Colorado gym illustrates, a pernicious ego is not her problem.
During the campaign, is there any particular lesson that you’ve learned or anecdote that you could share that challenged you or taught you something new about the CID neighborhood?
It will be interesting to follow coverage of Cotler’s biographical anecdote in the coming months.
Masters” tournament Wednesday, he gave a shoutout to family and friends in his Naperville home town and shared an anecdote involving his brother, Naperville City Councilman Ian Holzhauer.
Most of my readers will surely have heard this little anecdote many times.
One last anecdote on the Brooks Robinson story—a few years ago, a sportswriter was talking about the fact the that New York and the Yankees loved one of their ballplayers so much that they had a candy bar named after them.
One social media user shared a humorous anecdote of an RBT bus that gave an elderly woman a lift home.
She also shared an anecdote to demonstrate Mr Hancock’s “overconfidence”, saying that he adopted a cricket batsman’s position after trying to comfort him in April 2020.
Silly in its anecdote, the idea of saving all the turmoil and dumping it onto a another depicts the concept of wooing.
So I'd hate to take one anecdote and try to draw a conclusion from that.
That little anecdote is indicative.
The anecdote doesn’t end there.
The audience once again chuckled in unison when the anecdote ended with the writer calling her father once she ran out of money.
The powder is a rather novel and heady invention, an anecdote of the glossy leaves on his trees.
There's an element of Devereux not being able to stop himself going off on tangents, breaking into another anecdote, but also being wary that he doesn't want to spoil too much of the book's contents.
Common combinations with anecdote
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an anecdote 31×
- anecdote about 24×
- this anecdote 15×
- one anecdote 15×
- the anecdote 14×
- anecdote is 13×
- anecdote from 10×
- anecdote and 8×
- anecdote of 7×
- anecdote to 6×