- past tense form of arise.
arose
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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The city and its eponymous county have had enough land to build more housing if the need arose, but population growth has stalled out, leaving St. Louis well supplied with homes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
When tensions arose between Amodei and OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Brockman over who wielded power at the startup, Amodei, his sister and five other employees left to found Anthropic, in December 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tensions arose when the defendant "took a dim view" of one of Powles's daughters serving behind the bar as part of her training to work there, prosecutor Matthew Harding said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
But problems arose shortly after the pool was refilled, with algae quickly regrowing and the new liner peeling in multiple places.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
A complication arose at ten thirty when a hotel guard told the guests he was locking up; everyone had to leave.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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