Word of the Day - Vignette

[debodun]

Vignette (noun) - a brief evocative description or account of an event; an episode.

As an assignment, we were asked to read a two-page vignette and then sum up the writer's opinion.

 

[dko1951]

Our lives are but a vignette in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Mizmo]

The pastor gave a brief vignette of her life at the memorial service.