- present participle of arrive.
arriving
Example Sentences
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She said she had spoken to her mother Sharon just before arriving at the ceremony: "We are so close. I was on the phone with her before I got out of the car."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The emissions had traveled for approximately four to five billion years before arriving at Earth.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I thought Neil Patrick Harris arriving on the set in an SS uniform might clear it up.”
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
After arriving in the morning, the players stayed awake until evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
About six weeks after arriving at Da Nang, Lieutenant Philip Caputo and seven of his men sat in a helicopter, holding their rifles between their knees.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
