- present tense form of arrive (3rd person singular).
arrives
Example Sentences
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While Kelvin waves are common -- there are five or six during every El Nino -- this one arrives at a delicate time, said Amaya, with sea temperatures already elevated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
As Fennell reminds us at the end of the film, justice — if it ever comes — often arrives too late, and at the expense of too many lives.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
And Mr. Young’s “Ocean Girl” is a tribute to a muse who arrives on “forgotten shores”: “We’ll be lost in a corner / That we find in each other / There’s so much to share.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The meat, cured at Burbank’s RC Provisions with a proprietary recipe developed by Al Langer, still gets a lengthy — and costly — steaming after it arrives at the restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The food and bedding for the animals arrives shortly thereafter, in wagons rather than trucks.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
