stem from

verb

stemmed from; stemming from; stems from

: to be caused by (something or someone) : to come from (something or someone)

Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger.

His love of the outdoors stems from his father.

Examples of stem from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ruling stems from a case filed last year over arrests at courthouses in San Francisco and conditions at a temporary detention facility there. —Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

The search stems from a years-long effort by authorities to revisit information connected to Mansfield, whose family lived on Centerwood Avenue in Hernando County. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026

As part of the plea deal struck last month, Alameda County prosecutors agreed to dismiss two other cases Hurd racked up while behind bars, including assault charges stemming from the brutal beating and stabbing of another Santa Rita Jail inmate. —Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 23 June 2026

This increase stems from warmer temperatures extending tick activity and suburban expansion boosting human-wildlife contact. —Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Rhymes for stem from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum