life experience

idiom

: experience and knowledge gained through living

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Why someone has a particular mental health disorder can vary, stemming from a complicated mix of brain chemistry, genetics, life experience and a person’s environment. Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026 My turnaround from 49 to 50 was such a quick turnaround that playing 49 is the life experience that prepared me for 50. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 Treating Black viewers, whose buying power is expected to exceed $2 trillion in 2026, as a monolith rather than showing complexity in life experience. Essence, 26 Jan. 2026 To put all of their life experience and wisdom and trauma and triumph into every song, every performance, every photograph, painting, and sculpture. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life experience

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“Life experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20experience. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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