arrive at

phrase

: to reach by effort or thought
arrived at a decision

Examples of arrive at in a Sentence

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When Blazy’s first Chanel creations began arriving at stores across Paris in March, the shirt developed in partnership with Charvet, priced at €3,900, sold out instantly. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 2 July 2026 The people in the vehicle then arrived at a local hospital, where Wiley was pronounced dead, and the other injured person was treated. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Joey King, Malin Akerman, Paris Hilton and many others arrived at SoFi Stadium (known as Los Angeles Stadium during the World Cup). Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 For 208 founders who had arrived at the SFMOMA with significant expectations, the gap between what had been promised and what had been delivered was immediate. Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The search for McKinney’s remains began in earnest in 2022, when nine DPAA specialists arrived at the crash site to begin excavations. Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026 The next day, the men found her, arriving at the bookshop carrying Saudi Arabian dates for her as a thank-you. Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 LeRoy Neiman first arrived at the Hotel des Artistes in the early 1960s. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 July 2026 But with the new exemption, the Air Force has the goal of vaccinating all of the recruits in this recruit class and will vaccinate all new recruits arriving at the base according to one of the sources. Steven Beynon, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of arrive at was circa 1616

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“Arrive at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrive%20at. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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