experience

[ɪkˈspɪriəns]

Definition:
1. The things that have happened to you that influence the way you think and behave.
2. To have a particular situation affect you or happen to you.
3. The knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing sth for a period of time.

Use 'experience' in a sentence:

1. The slight risk added zest to the experience.
2. My wife was traumatized by the experience.
3. It was a chastening experience.
4. The novel is written from personal experience.
5. Does she have any managerial experience?
6. His experience fitted him perfectly for the job.
7. The Savoy provides a matchless hotel experience.
8. It's a totally awesome experience.
9. It was the worst experience of her life.
10. It was a cathartic experience.
11. He seems none the worse for the experience.
12. Her lack of experience told against her.
13. Salary is a function of age and experience.
14. That was clearly a deep mystical experience.
15. The experience left her scarred for life.
16. We all learn by experience.
17. Practical experience is integral to the course.
18. It was a terrifying experience.
19. The trial was a radicalizing experience for her.
20. It was a tremendous experience.
21. Her novels are anchored in everyday experience.
22. Do you have the relevant experience?
23. They themselves had had a similar experience.
24. Experience is essential for this job.
25. She lacks the requisite experience for the job.
26. I'm a teacher with 21 years' experience.
27. It is essential that you have some experience.
28. His experience fitted him to do the job.
29. Experience has taught me that life can be very unfair.
30. We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience.
31. It is important to try and learn from experience .
32. Some hospital patients experience high levels of anxiety.
33. Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications.
34. Experience is what matters ─ age is of secondary importance.
35. Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience.
36. In my experience, very few people really understand the problem.
37. The country experienced a foreign currency shortage for several months.
38. Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
39. It was her first experience of living alone.
40. She has ten years' useful experience behind her.
41. She got the job by virtue of her greater experience.
42. How much experience have you had?
43. Positive and negative experiences form a child's character.
44. He hopes to write a book about his experiences one day.
45. The new manager brings a great wealth of experience to the job.
46. The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.
47. The book is based on personal experience.
48. She didn't get paid much but it was all good experience.
49. Last season was a learning experience for me.
50. Do you have any previous experience of this type of work?
51. This is a new experience for me.