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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The experience will run at the Southern California Railway Museum through Sept. 27.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 29, 2026
“Etna” is sentimental and no doubt simplistic, but its timeless storytelling formula makes it a moving experience.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
What is the single most important lesson a young investor today can take from that experience?
From MarketWatch β Jul. 29, 2026
Each of these three proposals would improve the court by pulling its day-to-day operations closer to the lived experience of typical Americans.
From Slate β Jul. 29, 2026
According to my experience walking the neighborhood and some quick mental math, it should take Andre fifteen minutes to reach the store.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
This process could help explain why certain food experiences become especially memorable.
From Science Daily β Jul. 29, 2026
And nearly 80% said affordable weekend social experiences sound appealing to them.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 29, 2026
“Our additional investment also reflects our conviction in the long-term growth in demand for in-person experiences across sports, music, and entertainment and the brands, talent, and partnerships that bring those moments to life,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
Ask open-ended questions to learn about their experiences that led them to have these concerns.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
He wrote two books on his experiences, Through Hell for Hitler and A Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Germany in the 1930s.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
He added that ill feeling towards Morecroft in the community had to a degree "spread to his partner" and affected his two children, who had experienced some isolation in the aftermath of the fraud.
From BBC β Jul. 28, 2026
The results of experienced CEOs tend to vary.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 28, 2026
The chain has experienced other problems as well, including remodels that backfired, agitation among activist investors and same-store sales that have wobbled over Masino’s three-year tenure.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 28, 2026
Our time together was too short — but the lessons we learned and the joy we experienced will stay with us forever.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
Apparently, the bear had experienced a tough mortality.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
U.S. tech bosses realized last year that China’s artificial-intelligence players weren’t experiencing the same scramble to find power for data centers thanks to the country’s massive rollout of renewable-energy infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
On land, Japan is experiencing a severe heatwave with thousands of people needing hospital treatment over a week.
From Barron's β Jul. 29, 2026
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, experiencing about 1,500 quakes a year.
From BBC β Jul. 28, 2026
You also still might be experiencing sticker shock on the Lakers’ behalf.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
Sometimes even I questioned this path I’d chosen, but I had to shift my thinking and convince myself that the struggles I was experiencing served a purpose.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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