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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American dairy operations are large and efficient, with generations of experience making European-style cheeses, so they can sometimes offer better prices than European rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
"It is genuinely terrifying," said Jason, an IT programmer whose team is only hiring those who have experience using AI tools.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Toward the end of the flyby, the astronauts will experience a rare phenomenon: a solar eclipse.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The experience with Arena was a harsh lesson for Authentic, which never had owned a media property before.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
In his experience, admitting to something generally led to more trouble, but it was too late.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.