lived experience

Example Sentences

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In the same way that learning another language helps us understand our native tongue more deeply, travel forms character through lived experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The first block of public hearings, which lasts until 15 May, will focus on lived experience of antisemitism.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Khan Valbuena believes his lived experience as a gay Muslim who has faced bigotry will bring a compassionate perspective to a bench some complain is overrun with old-school tough-on-crime prosecutors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In doing so, the measurement deviates from lived experience, especially for cash-strapped Americans who are most exposed by these price changes.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 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