lived experience

Example Sentences

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"I was not observing from a distance. I was inside the situation, feeling the same hunger, fear, and emotional weight. The image came from that direct and lived experience."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Jerald “Coop” Cooper is an artist and founder of Hood Century, a media agency researching, archiving and educating the masses on Black folks lived experience with the city, via architecture, design and popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

In the world of highly-polished content on social media sites such as Instagram and as content feels increasingly automated, "people look for signals of lived experience, disagreement and nuance", says Oc.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

I refuse to pretend that trust is something we can simply choose when history, data, and lived experience keep proving otherwise.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 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