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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"Mechanical engineer and computer scientist by degree, independent game developer by experience, teacher by birth," according to his profile, which noted that he had an undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
With the field’s looming wave of retirements, “even if we can replace them all one for one, we’re going to lose a lot of experience and skill,” Prentice says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
“It’s kind of troubling to see that they’ve opened up the floodgates and now it’s kind of ruining the experience for everybody.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
“Libraries provide an experience — an experience that allows individuals to learn something new, try something new, build connections and really help elevate our communities,” Stier said.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
In public statements, they tried to walk a fine line between keeping people informed about radiation leaks that could affect them and holding back details so people wouldn’t experience unnecessary fear.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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