| 1. | Stepan Arkadyevitch's anecdote too was very amusing. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 2. | In succession to the anecdote of the Arizona man, there had been a tough from 'Frisco, and an episode in the Rockies. - from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie |
| 3. | Lady Catherine was generally speaking--stating the mistakes of the three others, or relating some anecdote of herself. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 4. | Dean's anecdote of his first attempt at enlightening the darkness in which he had been reared, I observed,--'But, Mrs. - from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte |
| 5. | They could describe an entertainment with accuracy, relate an anecdote with humour, and laugh at their acquaintance with spirit. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 6. | "Ah, Princess Marya Borissovna, she's exquisite" said Stepan Arkadyevitch, and he told an anecdote about her which set them all laughing. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 7. | 'Some sleight-of-hand trick or other,' said the Medical Man, and Filby tried to tell us about a conjurer he had seen at Burslem but before he had finished his preface the Time Traveller came back, and Filby's anecdote collapsed. - from The Time Machine by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells |
| 8. | After the anecdote the conversation broke up into insignificant small talk about the last and next balls, about theatricals, and who would meet whom, and when and where. - from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
| 9. | He was storing his memory with anecdotes and noble names. - from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| 10. | During the anecdotes Hargraves never failed to laugh at exactly the right point. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |
| 11. | The Journalist tried to relieve the tension by telling anecdotes of Hettie Potter. - from The Time Machine by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells |
| 12. | He is often a "jollier" and tells stories well, especially anecdotes and personal experiences. - from How to Analyze People on Sight by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict |
| 13. | After wavering among reminiscences and anecdotes of guns, of dogs, and of former shooting parties, the conversation rested on a topic that interested all of them. - from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| 14. | Not long after, he came back, and told Polly that they had promised to speak--the Governor would speak--and he himself would close with the quarterly report, and some interesting anecdotes regarding. - from The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Various |
| 15. | This, with his overflowing humor and numerous anecdotes and illustrations, makes lively and interesting reading. - from English Literature by William J. Long |
| 16. | And as usual when speaking of Pierre, she began to tell anecdotes of his absent-mindedness, some of which had even been invented about him. - from War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
