How to Use arrive in a Sentence

arrive

1 of 2 verb
  • The mail hasn't arrived yet.
  • They arrived late at the party.
  • There's always a lot to do when spring arrives.
  • He arrived home at six o'clock.
  • The new version of the software has finally arrived in stores.
  • We had some dinner before arriving at the station.
  • When is their baby expected to arrive?
  • When do you expect them to arrive in Boston?
  • The train from New York is now arriving.
  • Their flight is due to arrive at 11:30.
  • After a week, the Knorr arrived at the area where the Le Suroit had last looked.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Deputies arrived and saw the man still driving around the lot.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Then the werewolves, the witches, the spider, and the vampires will arrive for soup, too.
    Kerry Elson, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Deputies arrived at the scene and found the juveniles lying in the roadway.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The fire brigade were called, and arrived within minutes.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The event was carefully staged, Biden first to arrive at the grand estate.
    Aamer Madhani, arkansasonline.com, 16 Nov. 2023
  • To attend, astronomers young and old arrived from near and far.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The boats arrived at the pier in Joyuda, on the western shore of Puerto Rico, near dawn.
    Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The event was carefully staged, Biden first to arrive at the grand estate, then Xi.
    Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The heavy hitters arrived with the final fight of the UFC 292 early prelims, and the crowd is loving it.
    Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The recordings said Stone had his hands up when police arrived.
    Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The Formula 1 season has arrived at one of the most beloved circuits in the sport: Monza.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
  • They got married in June of that year, and Ava arrived in September.
    Leah Chernikoff, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 July 2023
  • The friend called Momeni, who arrived with Elyassnia to take Khazar home.
    Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Her team of 30 arrived in work pants and sun hats from their quarters at a nearby kibbutz.
    Matti Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
  • Dorothea’s words, which arrive close to the end of the novel, are addressed to Rosamond Vincy, the mayor’s daughter.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • For a team that struggled with depth, this needs to be Lynch’s best class since arriving in Santa Clara.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Spring storm season has arrived, which means hail — a threat to roofs, cars, and solar panels across North Texas.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The runway star and The Wolf of Wall Street actor arrived separately.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • What’s more, gusty fall winds that have been known to fan flames have yet to arrive in full force, and are most common from September to May.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
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arrivé

2 of 2 noun
  • Guests on the tour arrive at the Alpine Creek Lodge for lunch.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Before the ten arrive, eight more hunters are sent from the barn to the blind.
    Ed Zern, Field & Stream, 28 Nov. 2020
  • The shift from dry to damp arrives overnight Wednesday.
    oregonlive, 2 May 2023
  • Six geese a-laying arrive on my doorstep, all a-laid out.
    Eli Grober, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2021
  • As with ordinary laser beams, x-rays from an XFEL arrive in smooth fronts, like ocean waves across a beach.
    Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The video shows three more people in uniform arrive, none wearing masks.
    oregonlive, 2 July 2020
  • Only after Miller’s exit did a reminder of the A’s present arrive.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
  • Less chance of forgetting what happened in the first two batches of episodes before the third arrives.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The storm starts soon after Sophie and Bee arrive, forcing the crew to retreat indoors.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2022
  • That needs to happen before sustained winds of 25 mph arrive.
    Tim Healey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Police and an ambulance arrive, and the child is taken to the hospital.
    NBC News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Having big Jonah arrive gave us a nice little boost as well.
    Justin Spears, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Schoolchildren near Runcorn Station wait to see the monarch and new royal arrive in the Cheshire town to open a new toll bridge nearby.
    Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 14 June 2018
  • As 11:11 arrives, eight of its songs appear the Hot R&B Songs chart, including six debuts.
    Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2023
  • As our first doses of vaccine arrive, the promise of ending the pandemic is on the horizon.
    Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 26 Dec. 2020
  • By the time grades are submitted and signs of summer arrive, teachers are typically able to breathe for the first time in nine months.
    WIRED, 28 June 2023
  • Do everything to the best of your ability -- and when the opportunity to break free arrives, take it!
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • But until the air-conditioning arrives, its drivers have to suffer the heat.
    WIRED, 31 July 2023
  • Snow as indicated in blue arrives in the early hours of Tuesday in greater Boston.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Lance McCullers and Jeremy Peña arrive geared up in salsa attire prepared for a salsa night of their own.
    Matt Young, Chron, 23 May 2022
  • Those who tried unsuccessfully to stick to online shopping arrive to find their go-to products wiped from the shelves.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2020
  • When aliens that can take the form of any human arrive on Earth, H and M embark on a globe-trotting adventure to save the agency -- and ultimately the world.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • With just over a week to go until the final episodes of season 4 arrive, Netflix shared the official trailer for Volume 2.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 21 June 2022
  • Worldwide viewers this morning saw sunset slow arrive at the Magic Kingdom a few hours before the theme park opened.
    Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 May 2018
  • Water use will go up as the days get warmer, Duer said, but as late summer arrives, people should adjust their watering habits.
    Megan Banta, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Two minutes after Medic 100 arrives, the Franklin Fire squad truck pulls up and secures the scene, checking the car for gasoline leaks and snipping the battery lines so the remaining airbags don't trip.
    Oliver Broudy, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • That means less moisture, and the moisture that does come arrives in the Pacific Northwest, more than in California.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
  • We all kind of arrive at our own definition of what reality and truth are.
    Ed Masley, azcentral, 11 May 2018
  • There’s evidence — even beyond his Gothams speech — to suggest that should such a glorious day arrive, the Sandman will be the Sandman.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2022
  • A fleet of cars including two large cadillacs and three suv's arrive at Tailor Swift's apartment in Tribecca to move a large suitcase from apartment to truck.
    Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 17 July 2017

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