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Discover LudwigThe phrase "experienced nothing but" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that someone has only had a specific type of experience, often negative.
Example: "After moving to the city, I experienced nothing but stress and anxiety."
Alternatives: "faced only" or "encountered nothing except".
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I have experienced nothing but support from all my male colleagues".
Throughout the period of my detention I experienced nothing but kindness and respect from those who were dealing with us.
Many of the foreign investors drawn by the package of reforms known as doi moi ("restructuring", or perestroika) launched in 1986 have experienced nothing but frustration.
Coach Don Chaney, who has seemingly experienced nothing but hardship since replacing Jeff Van Gundy last December, tried to look at the bright side.
As every reader of Charlotte Bronte's 1847 novel knows, Jane is an orphan who has experienced nothing but cruelty all her life.
My brother, born three years after the revolution, is part of a generation of Iranians who have experienced nothing but war, economic malaise and the threat of renewed conflict.
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The first album passed me by, I fear, leaving me to experience nothing but the 90%.
"At some point, I would like to guide the person into complete darkness, to experience nothing but the self," Deepak said, on the phone.
Certainly he has been versatile, experiencing nothing but success as a standup performer and a radio and then a TV comic, for adults and children, in live and cartoon form.
"When you're doing good in one place and you have a lot of friends and you're surrounded by good people, you experience nothing but good experiences, you know?" Prado said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
Guadalajara has experienced nothing close to Monterrey's nightmare.
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