human interest

Example Sentences

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Swedish reporter Kim Wall disappeared in 2017 on assignment, covering what should have been a tame human interest story about a celebrity inventor and his latest contraption.

From Los Angeles Times

But there was a heavier focus on cryptocurrency investments, which have soared in popularity, as well as how the pandemic has changed society in investable ways than the human interest elements that made the Vegas destination popular.

From Reuters

You've written quite a bit of humorous and human interest things, but also lots of crime.

From Salon

"I do a little bit of everything, but primarily I work on human interest stories and not a lot of spot news stories."

From Fox News

Twenty years later, Bukaty is still an Associated Press photographer, though he primarily takes photographs for human interest stories.

From Fox News