had experienced vs had some experiences

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Had experienced' is used to indicate a specific past event or situation that someone went through, while 'had some experiences' is used to refer to a more general idea of having had various experiences in the past.

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had experienced

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a specific past event or situation that someone went through.

This phrase is used to describe a particular event or situation that someone has encountered in the past. It emphasizes a specific experience that has already taken place.

Some examples from our editors:

She had experienced a similar situation before.
He had experienced a lot of difficulties in his previous job.

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A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of SUTENT was conducted in patients with GIST who were intolerant to, or had experienced disease progression during or following treatment with, imatinib (Median maximum daily dose 800 mg).
A phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of SUTENT was conducted in patients with GIST who were intolerant to, or had experienced disease progression during or following treatment with, imatinib (Median maximum daily dose 800 mg).
The patients had experienced at least two relapses in the previous three years or at least one relapse per year if they had had the disease for less than three years.
The third study involved 383 patients who had experienced a single attack of demyelination and compared the effectiveness of Avonex with that of placebo in reducing the risk of a second attack.
This was different than either generation had experienced before, and it changed the way I interacted with information even at just a small level.
US long-term yields had experienced a particularly large decline towards the end of 2008, so that they started 2009 from a level that was the lowest in the last four decades.
But it felt like something I had experienced.
This was unlike anything that I had experienced before.
All patients had experienced an inadequate response to prior conventional therapies.
The patients had experienced at least two relapses in the previous two years.
Almost all women living in slum areas in Ankara in 1995 had experienced domestic violence.
So I told him about what I had experienced.
A number of companies had experienced a deterioration of their profitability prior to 11 September 2001.
None of the Community producers indicated that they had experienced any difficulties in their ability to raise capital.
For many of the young people who assembled at Parliament on 6 December it was the first time that they had experienced anything like this.
And a recent Gallup poll asked participants how much stress and worry and anger they had experienced the previous day.
I can still remember the alarming remarks made by their spokesperson, Bobby Castillo, who had experienced American prisons.
It was our last ever day of school, something my new stepmum had experienced only four years ago herself.
The half-brothers had experienced several years of VUE's malevolence, when, with a party of naturalists, they visited Medina Sidonia on a forced fuelling stop.
If it had experienced that depreciation, it would have benefited from a tourist boom.

Some alternatives from our editors:

had gone through
had encountered
had faced

had some experiences

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a more general idea of having had various experiences in the past.

This phrase is used to talk about a range of experiences that someone has had in the past. It is more general and does not focus on specific events or situations.

Examples:

She had some experiences that shaped her worldview.
He had some experiences that taught him valuable lessons.

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“I have had some experiences with love, or think I have, anyway, although the ones I have liked best could easily be described as "common decency". I treated ...
May 12, 2014 ... I have had some experiences of 'hearing the voice' at moments of great stress. On one occasion I was in very premature labor with twins.
Oct 24, 2015 ... First time here. Please bear with my writing. I am a nurse at a local hospital near my hometown and I've had some experiences that are pretty ...
Apr 22, 2015 ... I had some experiences with Ketamine recently that I keep thinking about, and just wanted to share them. I went to hospital recently for major ...

Alternatives:

had a variety of experiences
had different experiences
had diverse experiences

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had experienced vs had some experiences

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