arrived

past tense of arrive

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrived His bond with Nathan was premised on its insularity, then Gael arrived like Yoko and threw everything out of whack. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026 When police arrived, the garage door, a side door and the center console of Flynn's pickup truck were all open. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 When the officer arrived, Gallon IV came up behind the officer and shot him, according to court documents. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 One of the jumpers, a former paramedic, treated a person with a serious head injury until emergency service workers arrived. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Brown said city sanitation workers and police officers arrived on Monday afternoon to address the situation, which posed a safety threat not only to the man but also passersby because of the shopping cart. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Their train arrived late and their hostel no longer had room. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Melton fled the scene before deputies arrived and was found a short time later at Pamela Way and Jeanette Cove in Alexander, the report says. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026 Those who arrived in the 1900s had very different cultural, political, and religious backgrounds from the older Texas Jews. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrived
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In recent years Hong Kong’s art, design, and architecture scene has flourished, sparked in part by the late 2021 opening of the M+ museum designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
    — Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Wudang’s palaces and temples flourished during the Ming dynasty, when Emperor Zhu Di undertook a major building campaign to align his imperial regime with Taoism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Cashmere also appeared in the mid-length Hastings trench for men and a shearling-collared cape for women.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In March, Scherzinger, Wyatt and Roberts appeared on the 3rd Hour of Today to discuss their comeback.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The duo succeeded ex-CEO Safra Catz, who remains as executive vice chair.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Successive administrations have supported the eventual transfer, but so far have not succeeded.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In a bizarre way, meeting the late, great Lynch — whom Watts did an impeccable impression of, pretend cigarette and all — was almost like therapy for the actress, who landed that breakout role at the age of 31.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, Mississippi State’s surprisingly smooth run through three games — led by breakout quarterback Kamario Taylor — had Starkville buzzing before Missouri landed in the state.
    — PJ Green September 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Playing in Buster Faulkner’s high-octane attack, Brown has thrived.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • While chains like Taco Bell and Chili's have thrived, McDonald's has struggled recently as its value offerings got lost among its other promotional messages.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mystic, when his great, great, great- grandfather prospered in the shipping industry.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Arrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrived. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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