- past tense form of arise.
arose
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Arose this morning with a strong desire to research human evolution on line instead the morning ritual of retrieving the Wash Post at the front door.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2018
Arose Alexander R. Sheppard, great public spirit, great builder, to pave and light streets, lay sewers, plant trees, pauperize himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arose Senator Bingham, again to speak in self-defense, this time softly, tactfully.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arose the loudest hubbub in years at a meeting presided over by Il Duce.
From Time Magazine Archive
Arose out of a dispute as to the seal-fisheries of Bering Sea.
From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various
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