How to Use experiment in a Sentence

experiment

1 of 2 noun
  • They did some experiments with magnets.
  • These theories have not yet been confirmed by experiment.
  • Students will carry out simple laboratory experiments.
  • For now, the flume is a one-of-a-kind experiment.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Look for lots of experiments in months to come.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Explore and experiment with them to find what works best for you.
    True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The buildup experiment seemed to work.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • At home, his state-slashing experiment is on the line.
    Chris Pomorski Roger Cohen Reginald Dwayne Betts David Marchese David Wallace-Wells Parul Sehgal Nitsuh Abebe Kim Hew-Low Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • Martha, bored, had tried an experiment.
    Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • By the end of the week, the experiment snowballs into an all-out war game.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Gent never got the chance to complete the experiment, but the new team did.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And we are now left with a four-year experiment that has a full sample size to look back upon.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Life is, as the phrase suggests, an experiment.
    Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And then the replacement for the experiment is called a proof.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • But no one had tested this experiment on a broader scale.
    Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Lab experiments backed that up.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The first show was one giant experiment.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • There was a lot of boiling experiments.
    Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And Katharine’s there in the lab doing her experiments.
    Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Physics experiments that helped lay the groundwork for the cellphone.
    Connor Greene, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The music was full of odd detours and experiments.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Just as a little science experiment to see what video, what kind of video gets the most reach out of the seven.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Nobody signed anybody up for the experiment but me.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But others might stem from the conditions in which these experiments take place.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The same was true in lab experiments involving mice.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • There’s too much talent here to fail, even if some of the early lineup experiments don’t work out.
    Cj Moore, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • How much longer is the Arvid Söderblom experiment going to last?
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Still, the experiment gave her empathy for men, too.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The experiment lasted about two hundred and fifty years.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

experiment

2 of 2 verb
  • Feel free to experiment to find the method that works best.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t be afraid to experiment with add-ins.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Feb. 2026
  • So here’s your cue to experiment at your next yard sale visit.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Law has experimented with blonde a few times in the past.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
  • This is not a novel that experiments much with form.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Does that give you more freedom to experiment a little bit?
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • This isn’t the first time a food brand experimented with an out-of-this-world cheese product.
    Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • But that didn’t keep the coaching staff from experimenting on the ground.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Being on the bench and experimenting for the last few years has been a great passion of mine.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Zender says a small bath or short hall is a low-risk place to experiment with something lively.
    Gary Thompson, Midwest Living, 5 June 2026
  • One of the great things about gardening is that there is always a new food to grow and experiment to try.
    Susan Brownstein, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Summer is a great time to experiment with fresh flavors from fruits that are in season like berries.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • Grande has been been experimenting with plenty of new hair looks in recent months.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Some of the dancers are less experienced, but this class has felt like a safe place to experiment.
    Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Give yourself room and time to experiment and have fun with new varieties.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • For the first time in camp, the Wild experimented with Yurov at left wing.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • This isn't the first time West has experimented with a blue hair moment.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
  • This isn't the first time that Wang has experimented with a blonde moment.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Don’t be afraid to experiment with these versatile berries in sweet and savory recipes.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Fast forward 10 months, and the pair has kept its flair for experimenting on the fly.
    Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
  • My kids stamped, dyed, experimented, and ended the day with scarves of their own design.
    Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But Bluestein said there’s no harm in experimenting to try to ease symptoms.
    Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The singer and rapper has never shied from experimenting with bold looks.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Sep. 2025
  • If your child is experimenting with diet culture, there will be signs.
    Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 12 June 2023
  • Fall gives us the perfect excuse to experiment.
    Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a nearly endless amount of layered looks to experiment with.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
  • These are not bored slackers experimenting for fun.
    Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Slate ran a first-person story last year about experimenting with nicotine to treat brain fog.
    Sarah Todd, STAT, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Italy is experimenting with air-launch.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • The most common fabric of choice for slip dresses is silk, but there's a whole world of texture to experiment with.
    Julia Guerra, InStyle, 21 June 2026

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