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

An initial investigation determined the incident stemmed from an ongoing dispute between two students, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

These theories spreading online, one expert says, stem from people’s struggles to find a fulfilling explanation for what has happened. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

This unprecedented situation of a player going from the NFL back to the NCAA stems from Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court granting a temporary restraining order that could allow more than 30 college athletes a fifth year of eligibility. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The shipping logjam at the canal continues to pile up, with the new restraints compounding prior traffic increases stemming from the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for stem from

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