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 we deliver our customers is simple, fun, and fair, building our brand and driving word of mouth,” Garcia said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
For Smyth, while it is painful for her to share her experience, she hopes she can encourage change for women facing similar journeys.
From BBC β Jul. 29, 2026
With her amount of experience, the work shouldn’t have taken that long.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 29, 2026
The redesign will reshape how visitors experience the campus.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 29, 2026
For now, know that your father and I miss you terribly, but I am grateful you are getting to have this experience.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Happiness is not stable, Mr. Epley tells us; it’s like a leaky tire that needs continual pumping up with positive experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 29, 2026
Richard, Nick and Neil, who have served 83 years between them, have shared their experiences with the BBC to raise awareness of the impact on front line officers.
From BBC β Jul. 29, 2026
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
It’s not obvious whether this is because it didn’t happen, or because it simply wasn’t something these women chose to talk about when they looked back on their wartime experiences.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Matt Coker, the captain of the boat Philp and media were on, told the BBC he had never experienced a similar incident.
From BBC β Jul. 29, 2026
Crashes like the one experienced by Korea often illustrate where leverage is most pronounced.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 29, 2026
Morgan Rogers, signed for a club record £117m from Aston Villa earlier this month, is also relatively experienced, despite having just turned 24.
From BBC β Jul. 29, 2026
Asia-Pacific sales rose 17% after an acquisition in Thailand, while North America and Europe experienced softer trends.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 28, 2026
“I never experienced such a strong earthquake in my life,” a city official from Sendai told a reporter in disbelief that night.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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
Some vendors at the Central Avenue Farmers Market are open to bartering or trading with customers experiencing food scarcity.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 28, 2026
Primark, which has more than 190 UK stores, has been experiencing a drop in like-for-like sales, a key measure in the retail industry.
From BBC β Jul. 26, 2026
But our research suggests something more significant is occurring in terms of changing consumer interest in spaces related to horror or trauma, their mediation, and new ways of experiencing them.
From Science Daily β Jul. 26, 2026
We played until my calves burned and my lungs were in danger of experiencing a non-passive failure.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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