Definition of "human-interest" []

• Presenting people and their problems, concerns, or achievements in a way that arouses interest or sympathy: a human-interest story. (adjective)

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• "Like any good reporter, Defoe understood the importance of drama and human-interest stories."
• "Then, ABC thought maybe it would be a human-interest story and help ratings."
• "I joked with Mr. Zaslow a few years ago that I wished he would stop writing such touching human-interest stories in the Journal because I was getting really tired of having to explain to my office mates why I was teary-eyed after a lunchtime reading of a business newspaper."