arrive at

phrase

: to reach by effort or thought

arrived at a decision

Examples of arrive at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The beloved Disney musical follows mysterious nanny Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews), who arrives at the Banks family’s London home to care for siblings Jane (Karen Dotrice) and Michael (Matthew Garber). — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Grossman arrived at Treblinka—which consisted of separate labor and extermination camps—not long after the Germans had killed nearly all the remaining prisoners and withdrawn. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Another measles case has been confirmed in Los Angeles County, in a traveler who arrived at the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in early July, health authorities said. — Seamus Bozeman follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Allen scored the Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her role as Roxie Hamler, a terminally ill cancer patient who arrives at the emergency room after breaking her leg and suffering from seizures. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for arrive at

• aristocrat
• magnificat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat