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

Tosh Lupoi arrived at Cal with a lot of hype, but the loss to UCLA was a bit sobering. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Days later, Mast arrived at the sheriff’s office accompanied by his wife, pastor and members of his Mennonite church, part of the Ohio Anabaptist community. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

The state doesn’t even know the mother and daughter exist until social workers arrive at the house in the aftermath of Ralph’s accidental death while working a construction site. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

For Takeda, Sudō’s retrospective arrives at a moment when the dialogue between fiber art and contemporary art feels particularly rich. — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 15 Sep. 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