Examples of arrival in a Sentence
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
In 2019, the Congressional Budget Office had estimated that net immigration — arrivals minus departures — would equal about 1 million in 2023.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
Since the arrival of spring, my mind has been consumed with non-stop thoughts of my upcoming outdoor adventures that will make the most out of the longer, warmer days.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024
Still, the arrival of these technologies has been accompanied by a steady decline in the number of books that get read in any form.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
All gates at Petco Park will open at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and early arrival is encouraged.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2024
The culprits are low supply, high interest rates and population growth — driven significantly by new arrivals from California.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Many new arrivals have called Cake Liao, a Taiwanese property agent, looking for a home that is move-in ready and furnished, which is typical in urban Taiwan but not in rural Japan.
—John Liu, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
The spillover is seen in the comments, Espina said, with Mexican and Central American communities using negative stereotypes to express their disdain for recent arrivals and some even calling for the re-election of former president Donald Trump so deportations can increase.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Middle English arivaile, arrival "act of arriving, landing, disembarkation," borrowed from Anglo-French arrivayle, arivail, from ariver, arriver "to arrive entry 1" + -ayle, -ail, in part going back to Latin -ālis -al entry 2, in part a collective suffix going back to Latin -ālia, from neuter plural of -ālis -al entry 1
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Arrival.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrival. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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