Examples of arrival in a Sentence
They were awaiting the arrival of guests.
When is the mail scheduled for arrival?
They track the number of airport arrivals and departures.
They were late arrivals at the party.
They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their wedding day.
the changes that occur with the arrival of spring
the arrival of new technology
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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The arrival carpet was bestrewed with attendees in designer garb, with Sweeney in one of Christian Cowan‘s latest designs and Hudson styling Carolina Herrera’s fabric-draping iteration.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Giles was dead upon arrival at the hospital, while Cabrales-Arzola was resuscitated, only to die 11 days later.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Since there were senior executives in those fields on both the Skydance and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios side, combining the teams has resulted in departures, along with an arrival of a Netflix VP.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
The arrival carpet was bestrewed with attendees in designer garb, with Sweeney in one of Christian Cowan‘s latest designs and Hudson styling Carolina Herrera’s fabric-draping iteration.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrival. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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arrival
noun
ar·riv·al
ə-ˈrī-vəl 
1
: the act of arriving
await the arrival of guests
2
: a person or thing that has arrived
late arrivals at a concert
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