personal anecdote

Example Sentences

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The ceremony and benefit dinner featured special guest Oprah Winfrey, who used a personal anecdote to touch on the power of books to liberate “one page at a time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina - almost verbatim.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

Haley is reviving the personal anecdote she would give in South Carolina — almost verbatim.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Closing the testimonial parade there was always a special guest, preferably a pop star or an actor, who would throw in a personal anecdote meant to humanize Berlusconi and bring him closer to the people.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023

For some reason this personal anecdote touched Flora Reed and the detective observed that she was genuinely moved by it.

From The Red Redmaynes by Phillpotts, Eden