arrival

noun ar·riv·al \ ə-ˈrī-vəl \

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Examples: arrival in a Sentence

Definition of arrival

1 : the act of arriving

2 : the attainment of an end or state

3 : one that has recently arrived

new arrivals

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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

Recent Examples of arrival from the Web

Upon their arrival, Locklear allegedly attacked both the police and a medic.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "Breaking Down Everything Going On With Heather Locklear," 26 June 2018
They were evacuated to a hospital where the husband was declared dead on arrival.

— aijaz hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, "India takes control of Kashmir territory," 25 June 2018
An official at Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital said Mr. Kim was pronounced dead on arrival but did not give a precise cause.

— hyung-jin kim, Washington Post, "Kim Jong-pil, spymaster and two-time prime minister of South Korea, dies at 92," 24 June 2018
He had been taken to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital in Seoul early Saturday after having difficulty breathing and was pronounced dead on arrival.

— New York Times, "Kim Jong-pil, Political Kingmaker in South Korea, Dies at 92," 23 June 2018
Those bills are considered dead on arrival in the Senate, which has little appetite to pass anything on immigration this year.

— dara lind, Vox, "The Trump administration is deliberately starting a legal fight over family detention," 21 June 2018
These bills will probably be voted down by the House, and if not, are dead on arrival in the Senate where Democratic votes would be necessary.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Is Trump Actually Going to Do Anything About Family Separation?," 20 June 2018
Reich was responsible for revamping the course in 2016 upon his arrival from TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., home to the fabled island green at the par-3 17th hole.

— chris brodeur, courant.com, "How Difficult Was Jordan Spieth's Winning Bunker Shot At The Travelers Championship? Like Many, We Tried It," 20 June 2018
On arrival, Carroll is waiting with a blue school bus, ready to drive people around the village.

— scott mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News, "Curious about Nome, Wiseman and Fort Yukon? Here are your guides," 16 June 2018

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First Known Use of arrival

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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ARRIVAL Defined for English Language Learners

arrival

noun

Definition of arrival for English Language Learners

: the act of coming to or reaching a place : the act of arriving
: someone or something that has come to a place : someone or something that has arrived
: the time when something begins or happens