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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Her experience will make Sunday's occasion at Turf Moor even more special and Bachteler hopes she can use it to raise awareness of the symptoms of sepsis.
From BBC β Sep. 13, 2026
I nearly talked us out of going, but the effort was worth it for the communal experience.
From Salon β Sep. 13, 2026
“An experience like this reminds you just how precious life is,” Tiffany said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 13, 2026
In a horror movie pastiche, Mendoza is dogged by middle-aged white men compelled to tell him that their wife is Asian, which does sound like something from personal experience.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 12, 2026
He was glad that she’d never been to Ecuador before, either, so they could experience it together.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
One person might describe feeling unusually cold, another might mention constant chills, while a clinician could categorize those experiences using a specific medical term.
From Science Daily β Sep. 13, 2026
A spokesperson for the Ascension Seton hospitals said in a statement, “When a patient experiences a serious or life-threatening condition during pregnancy, our clinicians provide medically indicated treatment, including treatment for an ectopic pregnancy.”
From Salon β Sep. 13, 2026
The experiences and reflections vary by schools and within schools.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
“The best service experiences feel natural to the customer,” Wright said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 11, 2026
I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The diagnosis, by an experienced cancer consultant, led to 11 years of chemotherapy treatment which changed her life.
From BBC β Sep. 13, 2026
In Mercury's case, the finding suggests that volcanic material may have come from deeper regions of the mantle that experienced more extensive melting at very high temperatures.
From Science Daily β Sep. 12, 2026
"Martin is experienced enough that it should be fine at the political level. The big uncertainty is President Connolly," Eoin O'Malley, a political scientist at Dublin City University, told AFP.
From Barron's β Sep. 12, 2026
Nighttime offered little relief in most areas, and scientists believe the humidity may have been the highest ever experienced in the Southland.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
Being out at night made me feel exposed and vulnerable in a way I’d never experienced before, and I didn’t like it.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The UK has had a wet start to September after experiencing its hottest summer on record.
From BBC β Sep. 13, 2026
Officials also changed how patients experiencing ectopic pregnancy symptoms are prioritized when they call for an ambulance, leading to faster response times.
From Salon β Sep. 13, 2026
Though the government announced last month that it would shorten the work day for public sector employees to ease the electricity crisis, several parts of Caracas have begun experiencing power cuts.
From Barron's β Sep. 12, 2026
They also are experiencing sticker shock when it comes to the cost of caring for those furry family members.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 12, 2026
It was all exciting, but she was experiencing something unusual as she made her way to the venue.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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