How do you use the word "experience" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "experience" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "experience": Do you have professional experience? We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

Experience Meaning

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

nounAn activity one has performed.

Sentence Examples

Do you have professional experience?

We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.

My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

see get have

Antonyms:

inexperience

CEFR Practice Quiz

She gained valuable ____ working at the hospital during her internship.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She has ten years of ____ working as a professional nurse in a very busy city hospital.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English experience, from Old French, from Latin experientia (“a trial, proof, experiment, experimental knowledge, experience”), from experiens, present participle of experiri (“to try, put to the test, undertake, undergo”), from ex (“out”) + peritus (“experienced, expert”), past participle of *periri (“to go through”); see expert and peril. Displaced native Old English āfandung (“experience”) and āfandian (“to experience”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. […]”" — 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:

"Lastly, I must mention the "Underground," to travel on which was, in those days, an experience to be remembered. There were the antique looking engines, and the rather grim carriages, with the fascinating indicators in the compartments to show (not always correctly!) the next station, and above all, there was the atmosphere." — 1957 July 26, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 459:

"they knew soone by experience how slenderly guarded against danger, the majestie of Rulers is" — 1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “(please specify the book number)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC:

"Whence has it all the materials of reason and knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from experience." — 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 2, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 1:

"We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle." — 2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:

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