experience
Usage
What is another way to say experience?
The verb experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment. Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation.
Example Sentences
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After a slow start as the then-35-year-old with no prior managerial experience found his bearings, Chandler built a talented team which became the envy of non-league football nationwide.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
He described it as a "really isolating experience", in a tiny space.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
He didn’t waste time shuffling his executive ranks, often by bringing in people with Walmart experience.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
Rose is incredibly grateful for the incredible experience and enormous audiences she shared with her friend, Dean.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 29, 2026
Opportunities, in his experience, were a good thing.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
While all his experiences up to 2016 were instructive, they couldn’t buffer the shock and disgust of the backlash to his protest.
From Salon β Sep. 29, 2026
Talking about his sons experiences with the princess, he said: "As long as you're nice with someone else and they're nice back, you know that's the way it should be."
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
“I hope you understand that life changing experiences can shift your perspective and that you’re able to extend a little more grace to others moving forward. Have a nice day!”
From MarketWatch β Sep. 28, 2026
These near-premium cards are increasingly being aimed at younger Americans eager for travel, dining out and the merry-go-round of other life experiences constantly on display on social media and in pop culture.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Powell’s experiences as a soldier would not permit one man and a screaming girl to scare him off.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
"As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime," Smith said.
From Barron's β Sep. 29, 2026
Before making this record, you stopped living with your dad, moved to a place of your own, and experienced a time of profound loneliness.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 29, 2026
The company has experienced no equipment-related production stoppages since 2014, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
One can’t possibly grasp the closeness two people share until they’ve experienced firsthand the joy and indescribable pain that come with the kind of enmeshment written in fate’s codex.
From Salon β Sep. 28, 2026
But Marina wanted her to take charge, because Yevdokia would be the oldest member of her regiment as well as the most experienced.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Saul was 17 and on a school trip when he first started feeling cold and experiencing sensitivity to light, but when a purple rash developed, the family went to A&E.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
Meteorologists also issued Polo-related warnings of heavy rain and flooding in parts of 10 US states including Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, some of which are experiencing drought.
From Barron's β Sep. 29, 2026
Nvidia is swimming in cash — enough to make history with the announcement of a new $150 billion buyback program — but its customers are experiencing a very different financial reality.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 29, 2026
“Today,” Robin continued, “the church in France is experiencing something very unique: It is transitioning from a Christianity that was once inherited to a Christianity that is chosen.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 28, 2026
Navid was experiencing a similar issue, but, unlike me, he didn’t seem to mind.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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