stem from

phrasal 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

Two more murders stemmed from a family dispute over custody rights. —Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025

Returning to the fold will be wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, having served a three-game suspension stemming from a DUI arrest last season. —Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025

Sander and Ball's award stems from their rescuing of a woman and her dog who had fallen into a frozen lake in her apartment complex in January. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025

The charge stems from an incident that took place at a 2022 horror convention in New Jersey. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for stem from

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