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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Having gained some turnaround experience at a small software company his family had acquired, Kaufmann thought he could put Leica back on track.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 27, 2026
Pelinka said the organization “rebuilt our entire player experience and player development arm,” led by the promotion of Zach Guthrie, the former G League affiliate head coach, to the head of player development.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 27, 2026
Abdullahi, drawing simultaneously from Ethiopian history, Muslim traditions and her own contemporary experience.
From Salon β Sep. 27, 2026
Burnham has made reforming social care one of his flagship policies and has spoken of the experience of his father Roy, who had Alzheimer's and died earlier this month.
From BBC β Sep. 27, 2026
Akira and her mom had come here from California—by train, to reduce their carbon footprint—so Akira could experience the rally in person.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Chef Isabel Coss spoke about deliberately seeking out experiences that leave her feeling a little out of place.
From Salon β Sep. 27, 2026
However, she explains that when she is writing her early life experiences resurface.
From BBC β Sep. 24, 2026
“At a time when consumers are affected by high living costs, we are gradually strengthening our customer offering through attractive and inspiring products, shopping experiences and brands,” Erver said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 24, 2026
But these experiences taught Brown valuable lessons about the risk that comes with investing in single stocks, and she’s since adjusted her portfolio.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 24, 2026
Powell’s experiences as a soldier would not permit one man and a screaming girl to scare him off.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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"I have experienced it at Bayern Munich for example, you don't fear anyone," the 33-year-old said.
From BBC β Sep. 26, 2026
Scientists have often pointed to it as evidence that Earth experienced a major global disruption of the carbon cycle around 2 billion years ago.
From Science Daily β Sep. 26, 2026
But these efforts were on hold for a while because of the pandemic closures, and the Smithsonian’s government relations office experienced heavy turnover, as one of its directors had cancer and another died suddenly.
From Salon β Sep. 25, 2026
Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said the economy has experienced a series of shocks over the past year and a half that has contributed to upward price pressures.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Each segment lasted less than a second, yet he clearly experienced every detail.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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For me, experiencing that game and occasion with Stoke City's owners, the Coates family, was really touching too.
From BBC β Sep. 27, 2026
"It can happen anywhere in the world but the Himalayas are experiencing adverse impacts due to climate change and anthropogenic activity," he said.
From Barron's β Sep. 27, 2026
“For the thousands of people experiencing homelessness or working to rebuild their lives, the systems and funding that connect them to housing and services cannot simply stop,” Graves said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 25, 2026
Now, Portland is experiencing a rarely seen housing competition, where higher-end apartments vie for some of the same tenants as income-restricted units.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
The officer on duty looked like he was experiencing a bit of chronometric distortion himself.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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