Example Sentences

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Thayil brings the reader with him as he experiences learning about Kurt Cobain’s death while on the road in Europe with Tad, another band from the Seattle scene.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"The more big experiences and big games you're involved in, you certainly adapt. You learn things that don't work and you learn things that work. I feel as if I'm more ready."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Father Carlos Martins, for example, produces an Exorcist Files podcast with 40,000 followers on YouTube that promises to take viewers through his experiences “battling the ancient serpent in many forms.”

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

A boom in the population of the ultra-wealthy is fueling a rise in spending on luxury experiences from private jet flights to exclusive resorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Pages and pages of observations, recounting his experiences, mostly so he will not forget them but also to capture something of the circus on paper, something he can hold on to.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern