lived experience
Example Sentences
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That mutual trust doesn’t mean that Gaby and Williams are the same person — just that Williams’ lived experience has shaped who Gaby is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Mr. Meyer’s connective work makes the lived experience behind these ideas easier to see.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Each of these three proposals would improve the court by pulling its day-to-day operations closer to the lived experience of typical Americans.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
"England's gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away," a tale of hope over lived experience.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The silence—driven by stigma and fear of shame—results in a repression of public thought, a collective denial of lived experience.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
