Example Sentences

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Whether that future arrives fast enough to satisfy anxious investors, however, remains the critical question.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The beauty arrives not when someone imposes his will but when many minds converge on the same possibility.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

State law, which favors voter participation over speed, requires that election officials verify and count every ballot that is postmarked by Election Day and arrives within a week after.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When you’re a kid, it arrives all at once: the last school bell, the first trip to the pool, the permission slip feeling of a completely unscheduled Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Tonight’s dinner has no scheduled entertainment, not even the standard piano accompaniment, but entertainment arrives unannounced at the door nonetheless.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern