- present tense form of arrive (3rd person singular).
arrives
Example Sentences
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If you’re waiting for a 20% crash, the S&P 500 could rally another 30% before it arrives.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
If you can’t fit on the one waiting in the docking area when you deplane, you’re stuck lingering for ages—a half hour or more, in some cases—until the next one arrives.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Trump arrives at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the small aircraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Barbecue flatbread arrives piled with chicken, cheese, and sauce, as though California Pizza Kitchen had taken up Spanish.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
When Leonardo da Vinci arrives at the court of Milan, he isn’t introduced as a painter, or a sculptor, or an engineer, or even a mathematician.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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