Examples of arrive in a Sentence

Verb He arrived home at six o'clock. We had some dinner before arriving at the station. When do you expect them to arrive in Boston? Their flight is due to arrive at 11:30. The train from New York is now arriving. They arrived late at the party. The mail hasn't arrived yet. The new version of the software has finally arrived in stores. There's always a lot to do when spring arrives. When is their baby expected to arrive? See More

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Hamish Bowles did the costumes, but the airline lost two suitcases, which didn’t arrive until the day of the performance. — Marshall Heyman, Town & Country, 23 June 2022 Typically, monsoon season doesn’t arrive until mid-July, which can see thunderstorms and lightning strikes. — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 The bear had been sitting 50 feet up a pine tree as deputies waited below for bear trappers to come tranquilize it, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office news release says, but the trappers didn’t arrive in time. — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2022 However, the hottest day of the year typically doesn’t arrive until the second half of July for much of the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. — Justin Grieser, Washington Post, 19 June 2022 Even Friday’s brief flirtation with downpours, which did not arrive despite the severe weather warnings, plenty of attendees found refuge in the tent. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022 Florida missed Tuesday's deadline to pre-order vaccines, meaning shipments through the federal program likely will not arrive there until the end of the month, according to the news outlet. — Nicholas Reimann, Forbes, 17 June 2022 While Renaissance won’t arrive for another month, the Beyhive does have a small teaser of what to expect from the record. — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 16 June 2022 The ban didn't arrive without much internal and external debate. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 June 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun By the time the Scout duo arrive, the electric off-roader space will be fairly crowded, with the current players—the GMC Hummer EV and Rivian R1T—set to be joined by an electric Jeep Wrangler and others. — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 May 2022 Aside from starvation, many hoiho arrive at the Penguin Place with disease and injury -- and that's where The Wildlife Hospital, Dunedin, which specializes in native species, steps in. — CNN, 30 May 2022 The single and video arrive after Kay Flock was arrested on first degree murder charges in connection to the killing of a barbershop patron in Harlem in December and taken to jail, as New York Daily News reports. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2022 Russian attacks have destroyed vital infrastructure, and the port of Odessa — where almost all of Ukraine’s imports by sea arrive — is closed because of the war. — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 In the meantime, families like the Slonovskas arrive, suitcases in hand, exhausted. — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2022 The storm starts soon after Sophie and Bee arrive, forcing the crew to retreat indoors. — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2022 The 2003 Dublin Regulation stipulates that the European Union countries where would-be refugees first arrive generally must process asylum claims. — Nicole Winfield, ajc, 1 Apr. 2022 The nurses say staff shortages mean there's often a delay in checking on patients as more arrive for care, and there are too many people wanting treatment and not enough beds. — CNN, 5 Mar. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for arrive

Verb

Middle English ariven, arriven "to reach the end of a journey by sea, disembark, reach a destination," borrowed from Anglo-French ariver, arriver "to bring (a person, a ship) to shore, to reach a destination by ship, disembark" (also continental Old French), going back to Vulgar Latin *arrīpāre, parasynthetic derivative from Latin ad rīpam "up to the shore, at the shore" from ad "to, at" + rīpam, accusative of rīpa "bank, shore"; (sense 3) borrowed from French arriver (attested in this sense since the 18th century) — more at at entry 1, river

Noun

borrowed from French, past participle of arriver "to reach a destination, achieve success," going back to Old French ariver "to reach a destination by ship" — more at arrive entry 1

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