experiential

adjective ex·pe·ri·en·tial \ ik-ˌspir-ē-ˈen(t)-shəl \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: experiential in a Sentence

Definition of experiential

: relating to, derived from, or providing experience : empirical

experiential knowledge

experiential lessons

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experientially

play \ik-ˌspir-ē-ˈen(t)-sh(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of experiential in a Sentence

possesses the kind of experiential knowledge that is gained only from a long and eventful life

Recent Examples of experiential from the Web

So in recent years, Sanrio has branched out beyond products and into launching pop-up businesses and other experiential opportunities, many of them tied to food — and primed for sharing on social media, Takiguchi said.

— NBC News, "As retail shifts, Hello Kitty and her friends are moving into the real world," 6 June 2018
Asking people to think about having their income cut in half also eliminated the experiential-purchase advantage.

— kevin lewis, BostonGlobe.com, "Judges vs. climate change," 1 June 2018
The bride, who is 35 and based in New York, oversees global experiential marketing for St. Regis, The Ritz-Carlton, Ritz-Carlton Reserve and Bulgari Hotels and Resorts.

— New York Times, "Jami Kirk, Brandon Levy," 13 May 2018
However, experiential learning and on-the-job training is also a high priority at the other UMass schools, in part because employers in a variety of fields are clamoring for more workers.

— jon chesto, BostonGlobe.com, "Somerville company offers free tuition at UMass Boston," 20 May 2018
The proliferation of ketamine clinics alarms Bennett too, but her worry is that the experiential aspect of the drug is being ignored, to patients' detriment.

— moises velasquez-manoff, WIRED, "Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug," 8 May 2018
Obviously, however, this scene skewed to the far side of that experiential spectrum.

— alex wilson, Outside Online, "Kelly Slater's Wave Pool Is the Future. And It's Bleak.," 7 May 2018
This summer, Refinery29 is launching its own experiential exhibition in San Francisco’s iconic Palace of Fine Arts, and tickets are selling fast.

— Sunset, "This SF Pop-Up Museum Is Going to Be Huge This Summer," 22 Jan. 2018
There could also be indoor golf, virtual reality or other experiential concepts in that building.

— nicholas sakelaris, star-telegram, "New developer envisions exciting things for the retail project in Southlake's Carillon | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 11 May 2018

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