experience
noun
a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something.
were experiencing
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past progressiveof experience.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Back in my apartment, Bolo and Sergey were experiencing their fair share of edge cases.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Now one of their own had become mayor, and some Jewish New Yorkers were experiencing a sense of alienation that she recognized.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The company said customers were experiencing a loss of water supply or low pressure in the following areas - Woolborough Road, Holmcroft, Southgate, Tilgate and Furnace Green.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nearly 10,000 power customers were experiencing outages, according to the utility NV Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I realized that for most of them, this was the first time they were experiencing the absolute magic of seeing themselves transformed by a story.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
