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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Elevance is also raising its target investments in medical cost management, member experience and provider connectivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
This outcome wasn’t surprising, given both the complexity of the court’s ask and the marshal’s limited experience conducting these types of investigations.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
The experience showed her “there is demand for presenting yourself virtually and there’s a way to convey your cover-letter materials” that can get past new filters for job applications, which are fixated on certain keywords.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Joanne said she had not had a positive experience with Gwent Police and had experienced poor communication from the force.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Mama Woof seemed dazed by the experience, but thanks to the nourishing borscht and some tasty sandwich meats offered by the children, she was soon quite herself again.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
A successful push into new areas would bode well for XPeng’s earnings as China’s EV industry experiences a slowdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“It’s special to be able to sit back and remember the special experiences when you were a kid,” Trout said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I didn’t realize that optimizing my travel points meant picking up a new hobby: constantly comparing prices on travel portals, which is where you redeem your credit-card points for plane tickets, hotels and experiences.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
“The more we’re forced to do on the internet, the worse those experiences are.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
An avalanche comprised of a hundred thousand memories, experiences, sights, smells, sounds, and feelings swept over me.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
SpaceX’s stock has experienced a lot of turbulence since its debut, rising as high as $225.64 per share before some investors pulled back.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The state’s coast is best experienced at sea level, aboard smaller boats run by locals rather than from behind the glass of a luxury liner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Joanne said she had not had a positive experience with Gwent Police and had experienced poor communication from the force.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The sugary gum group also experienced a measurable reduction in blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
‘I’m telling you so that you’ll understand. He was a strong, experienced hunter who knew the mountains -and still the ice river killed him. What hope -what chance -do you think we’d have?’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
“The challenge is, are folks able to effectively repay their credit card or buy-now-pay-later debt without experiencing hardship or putting their future financial stability at risk?” said Martinchek.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
PEN says that it is difficult to assess how much of what writers are experiencing “reflects matters of business or taste.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Another study found that men and women with elevated heart disease risk developed an influx of inflammatory cells in the heart after experiencing mild sleep restriction.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
They are based in Greensboro, North Carolina, where they experiencing similar temperatures to the England squad.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Everything I was experiencing in my social life in America was new to Mom and Dad.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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