experience
noun
a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something.
have experienced
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present perfectof experience.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The rock appears to have experienced unusually hot conditions at shallower depths before entering an environment with a relatively cooler temperature pattern farther down.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
"What we have seen is that once people have experienced it they tend to be a convert and understand why we are doing it, because the children really love it."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"This is one of the worst tragedies the Canadian Armed Forces have experienced on Canadian soil in peacetime," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
I have experienced something similar, although with good intentions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
I was thankful to have experienced them in full, as living creatures and not as items shrink-wrapped in the supermarket.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
