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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He said his experience presenting live television proved invaluable during the audition.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Bisignano said: “My experience working for leaders such as Jamie Dimon, Sandy Weill, Tony Terracciano, Henry Kravis and Scott Nuttall has prepared me for the privilege of serving the American people.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
E-bikes can go faster than traditional bikes and are often ridden by children and teenagers who may not have the experience to handle the speed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The BBC asked you for your tips on making mealtimes a more enjoyable experience.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Asamando is a magical plane, meant to give the deceased a vibrant, exciting experience after their deaths.”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The company said the deal represents the next step in a strategy to expand beyond grocery shelves and into immersive experiences and experiential commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Many of these experiences skew towards the high end of the income distribution,” Goldman says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
His films are designed to be all-consuming experiences, opening in media res, grabbing the viewer by the ankle and dragging them into action already in progress.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Healthwatch England describes itself as "your health and social care champion", and works with the NHS to improve upon bad patient experiences.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I nod enthusiastically, eager to hear Grandpa share his wartime experiences.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
She also experienced other family members cutting her off in anger over her estrangement with her mom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
SpaceX, the company, has experienced setbacks lately, as well.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
That additional mass likely placed them under levels of stress similar to those experienced by other giant sauropods.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
"The harm I have suffered and the feelings I have experienced cannot be defined by that figure alone," Mui said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
At 11:01 A.M., a hydrogen explosion bigger and more violent than the one they had experienced two days earlier rocked unit 3.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Orange County is already experiencing waves 4 to 6 feet high at its south-facing beaches, “with some sets 6 to 8 feet,” Westerink said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"It's about... compassion and empathy and trying our best to understand without judgement what our patients are experiencing," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
A widely available antidepressant may provide meaningful relief for people experiencing persistent fatigue from long COVID, according to a global clinical trial co-led by McMaster University.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
The U.S. is already experiencing above-average food-price inflation this year due to factors such as tariffs and severe weather in many major agricultural growing regions around the world, Volpe said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Maybe I was the only one experiencing these little stomach flips.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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