Examples of arrival in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web Upon arrival, Officer Daniel Riordan and Sergeant Nikolaus MacIntosh found seven ducklings trapped inside the drain. — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 Upon arrival in Buffalo, The president and New York’s two senators were greeted by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and local police and fire officials. — Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 17 May 2022 Upon arrival, emergency responders found the teen on the railroad tracks after she was struck by an eastbound train, officials said. — Megan Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2022 Upon arrival each contestant is given a bracelet worth $10,000. — Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 May 2022 Upon arrival each contestant is given a bracelet worth $10,000. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 16 May 2022 Starting May 20, all U.S. travelers arriving to Israel by plane will no longer have to take a PCR test upon arrival and will not have to quarantine. — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022 Upon arrival, a Family Reboot guide greets the family and informs them about their first activity: finding the key to their house for the week. — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022 The crash took place near 35th Avenue and McDowell Road at approximately 4:30 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found he had been struck while crossing the road midblock by an oncoming vehicle. — Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for arrival

Middle English arivaile, arrival "act of arriving, landing, disembarkation," borrowed from Anglo-French arrivayle, arivail, from ariver, arriver "to arrive entry 1" + -ayle, -ail, in part going back to Latin -ālis -al entry 2, in part a collective suffix going back to Latin -ālia, from neuter plural of -ālis -al entry 1

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