anecdotes

NOUN

interesting or amusing story

Synonyms

STRONGEST

episode gag narration narrative reminiscence short story sketch tale tall tale yarn

STRONG

chestnut incident recital relation

WEAK

fairy tale fish story long and short of it old chestnut tall story

Example Sentences

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Payne didn’t return our calls, and though the anecdote’s placement in the book suggests that this was at the height of the Lewinsky scandal, it probably might have happened earlier.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2015