How to Use arrival in a Sentence

arrival

noun
  • They were awaiting the arrival of guests.
  • When is the mail scheduled for arrival?
  • They were late arrivals at the party.
  • They track the number of airport arrivals and departures.
  • They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their wedding day.
  • The twins will be about the same age as the new arrival.
    Chris Helms, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • Upon arrival, reheat the chicken (unsauced) in the oven, add the sauce, and serve.
    Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2023
  • During the scene, the mom of two talked about her new arrival and shareed her baby's name, Tatum.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • Mini-refresh for the Model Y in China Their arrival comes just in the nick of time, too.
    Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Ahead of her arrival in France, Kendall also showed off her catwalk in Italy.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • First arrivals start to show up in April seeking sweet sap from flowers and feeders.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The couple announced the arrival of Violet in June 2016.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • The pair's third child, Aidan, rounded out their group with his arrival in September 2021.
    Grace Smith, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • While the locks can work with all the major smart home platforms, neither works with Matter, and there’s no ETA on its arrival.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Slater is a platoon-only bat whose strong glove is no longer needed in the center with Lee’s arrival.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • While many observers consider the arrival of robins to be a harbinger of spring, that's not always the case.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
  • She was joined by her mom, 66, as well as Blake Lively and Ice Spice, among other friends, upon her arrival.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In other words, if the two decades after Duncan’s arrival in the league wore you out on watching Popovich and the Spurs win a lot of games, Tuesday night was tough.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • Nettles separated the farmers and the daters, so that the daters could meet the new arrivals and also catch up with each other.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Rows of chairs for supporters were set up at the club, and reporters were required to wait in the sun all afternoon for Trump's arrival.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 13 June 2023
  • The trains may not be reliable, but these days the T’s arrival countdowns usually are.
    Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The west side of the tribute marks the wharf’s historical edge, where a metal marker lists the names of departure and arrival ports of the enslaved.
    Devon M. Sayers, CNN, 19 June 2023
  • The team’s arrival interrupts a little soccer game by the runway.
    Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • On July 13, Craig waited for the doorbell to announce her arrival.
    John Carlisle, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Follow their Instagram feed for unique finds and new arrivals to add an old-school flair to your décor.
    Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But most people liked the birds, whose arrival right after pink flowers bloomed on the almond trees was a harbinger of spring.
    Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Since the arrival of spring, my mind has been consumed with non-stop thoughts of my upcoming outdoor adventures that will make the most out of the longer, warmer days.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Still, the arrival of these technologies has been accompanied by a steady decline in the number of books that get read in any form.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Upon arrival, officers discovered a 38-year-old man with stab wounds to the chest, lying in the hallway of the first floor of the apartment building.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The arrival of Austin's Uchi helped to usher in an entire generation of chef-forward minds.
    Timothy Malcolm, Chron, 30 Dec. 2023

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