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experience

[ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ɪkˈspɪər i əns /




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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Some are twinning a trip to the gym with coffee mornings or protein smoothie meet-ups - further boosting the social experience.

From BBC

With more than 35 years' experience, Allen has been head of security for artists including Oasis, Eminem, Shakira, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Led Zeppelin.

From BBC

Wilson said it took her "a long time to recover" although specialist care had improved since her experience.

From BBC

Building longer-range missiles that can work reliably is complicated owing to the stresses they experience in flight.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a March 4 letter to Bianco, the attorney general cited Bianco’s plan to use sheriff’s department staffers, “who are not trained and have no experience,” to count the ballots.

From Los Angeles Times