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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Raising baby gorillas at home an 'amazing experience'
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Sometimes, trying too hard to appear happy can make the experience less pleasant.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
During a “Kindergarten Cop” reunion Zoom call with the cast in 2020 hosted by Yahoo, Cousins described his experience acting in some of the most intense scenes of the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
Biden writes that his experience over five decades in politics “outweighed the obvious weaknesses of my age—my thinner voice, my greater tendency to misstate places and names, my halting gait.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
“I will sit in the front,” insisted Magic, “because I want to experience the complete thrill of the ride! Are you ready, Duane?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Once one, two or three come forward, that prompts others to revisit their experiences - which they may have dismissed or subdued.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Another important discovery emerged when the team examined the relationship between brain activity and the participant's visual experiences.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
But his interest begins with the material elements of a book—its layout and print, the density of text on its pages—and how these features shape our reading experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
“I’m not criticizing American schools, but I think for kids at 7 and 5 to be able to have that comparison and to have two completely different cultural experiences is so important today,” he explained.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Abel gave lectures at schools, recounting his experiences in America and encouraging bright young men and women to consider a life of espionage.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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The magma involved in that eruption may have experienced superheating before reaching the surface and while rising through Earth's crust.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
She experienced Apple’s shift from founder-CEO Steve Jobs to successor Tim Cook, and brought that perspective to bear on Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
She says she experienced severe burning and vision problems and reported the injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
"We would encourage anyone who has experienced criminal or professional misconduct to report their concerns," it added.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Something that reminds me of feelings that I have had but also makes me think that there are many feelings I have not yet experienced.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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"We are waiting to see what the outcome will be on that day, the judgement for everything we have been experiencing for generations," said a 25-year-old Yangon-based Rohingya activist who requested anonymity for security reasons.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
She said from the outset there "wasn't an appetite to change the legislation", but the family's "diligence and determination" to articulate the tragedy they were experiencing changed that.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces are experiencing disruptions to their military-grade Starlink satellite internet service, provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX in coordination with the Pentagon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
"We've determined a portion of infrastructure is experiencing elevated load across multiple regions, which is likely contributing to the connectivity errors," the company wrote on X.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Her head was shaking gently, as if she was denying everything she saw, everything she was experiencing.
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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