arrived

past tense of arrive

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of arrived The driver of the Mercedes-Benz remained at the scene until authorities arrived. Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Officers arrived in the area within minutes and spotted the truck heading west toward the ocean. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 More messages arrived over Discord, X, WhatsApp, and even from a colleague who had been asked by a friend to see whether Fabian would correct his story to say that the explosion had been caused by interceptor fragments. Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Six Senses Fort Barwara arrived with a bang, with the A-list Bollywood wedding of Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif, rumored to be making its way to Netflix soon. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026 So imagine if this year, the A list arrived on the first Monday in May in sartorial tribute to Dolly Parton. Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026 Sir Timothy Laurence and Princess Anne arrived alongside Prince Edward and his daughter, Lady Louise Windsor. Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026 Here's what went wrong NASA astronaut Anil Menon arrived in mid-July at the space station with Russians Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina on a Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft for an eight-month mission. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived back in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, according to multiple British media outlets. Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 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
  • The ’50s saw a major expansion as launch pads flourished along what was called Missile Row, allowing for more powerful rockets like Redstone, Atlas and Saturn to fly.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The earliest arguments for the non-existence of time go back to the pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, Parmenides of Elea, in southwest Italy, who flourished in the fifth century BCE.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Marte’s line drive exited his bat at 93 mph and appeared to glance off the left side of Perdomo’s head.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Scary moment The game was delayed several minutes early in the third quarter after Northwestern offensive lineman Jackson Carsello appeared to take a teammate’s knee to his helmet at the end of a play.
    Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The gambit almost succeeded as five House Republicans voted against bringing the socialism resolution to the floor.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office.
    Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Idzik helped Canales prepare for offensive coordinator interviews when both were in Seattle, then accompanied him to Tampa when Canales landed the OC job with the Buccaneers in 2023.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The blast landed just beyond the right-field wall — a 366-foot solo shot.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The show has thrived with its changing global locations and challenges, and without A-list star power.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Pairing Aflac, which has thrived with commercials featuring an anthropomorphic duck squawking out its name, and Affleck.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 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 9 Sep. 2026.

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