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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Apparently, plenty of other Chicagoans have experienced the same little jolt.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
There is, as you have experienced, a gap between the number of personal-finance courses in high schools and the number of people actually implementing those lessons.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most counties surrounding the capital have experienced little job growth since the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The government said more than a quarter of people who carried out home improvements in the past 18 months have experienced problems, such as builders disappearing after upfront payments were made.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
My fingers had fastened on her hand which lay outside the sheet: had she pressed mine kindly, I should at that moment have experienced true pleasure.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
