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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Chandler, whose son Benjamin was a mascot at all three finals, said it was an overwhelming experience at times for the players too.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
He didn’t waste time shuffling his executive ranks, often by bringing in people with Walmart experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Rose is incredibly grateful for the incredible experience and enormous audiences she shared with her friend, Dean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
They were released on bail the following day in what police described as an "investigative decision" which was "grounded in experience and strategy".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
On the whole, my experience was a blast.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Talking about his sons experiences with the princess, he said: "As long as you're nice with someone else and they're nice back, you know that's the way it should be."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Side 2 begins with Mr. Young’s “Let It Shine,” a strong piece on boredom and how one can find spiritual moments in everyday experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“I hope you understand that life changing experiences can shift your perspective and that you’re able to extend a little more grace to others moving forward. Have a nice day!”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
They were doing something more interesting: building careers around their own identities, experiences and ideas rather than trying to force themselves into the traditional mold of what a chef is supposed to look like.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Those experiences had happened with her old robotic body, but now she had a different body, and only hours earlier, he had learned that his mother was waterproof.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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"As I appear before you today, it is my belief that the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we have experienced in our lifetime," Smith said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Before making this record, you stopped living with your dad, moved to a place of your own, and experienced a time of profound loneliness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The firm experienced an exodus of partners, in part from frequent reorganizations of its asset-management business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Rajesh Singh, 43, who works at a finance company in Delhi, says he has experienced long waits to get his work done and even longer processes to solve complaints.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Charlie stayed up nights figuring out which ones to bet against, and then called her up to find that Morgan Stanley had experienced a change of heart.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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To reach the necessary altitude and speed, "the rocket has to do different things when it's experiencing different levels of gravity," she told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
In early June, the gymnast revealed that she had “almost died” after experiencing an unspecified medical emergency while she was alone at the Texas property.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Lee expects memory makers to continue experiencing robust margins over the next two years, but further upside is limited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The company said customers were experiencing a loss of water supply or low pressure in the following areas - Woolborough Road, Holmcroft, Southgate, Tilgate and Furnace Green.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
A child cannot quarrel with its elders, as I had done; cannot give its furious feelings uncontrolled play, as I had given mine, without experiencing afterwards the pang of remorse and the chill of reaction.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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