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anecdote
noun as in interesting or amusing story
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In doing so, the vice president delighted the audience with a personal anecdote from his childhood as Joey Biden.
The anecdote is a perfect parable for the power and ignorance of artistic patrons.
Before we get off the phone, Kent stumbles and stammers until finding her footing in a heartwarming anecdote.
In the same interview, he told an anecdote about what it means to be a good salesman.
One visitor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Lacey, relays an anecdote about her American son-in-law.
We were speaking of the faculty of mimicry, and he told me such a funny little anecdote about Chopin.
Never anticipate the point or joke of any anecdote told in your presence.
Somers related an anecdote, well worthy to be remembered, which had been preserved by tradition in the noble house of De Vere.
One traditional anecdote, and the brief history of Peter Ilich as an official is complete.
Compare this Norman with the hero of the following little anecdote which the Scotch tell.
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On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to anecdote, such as: episode, gag, narration, narrative, reminiscence, and short story.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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