- past tense form of arise.
arose
Example Sentences
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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
Concerns about disruption threats posed by artificial intelligence technology that arose last year helped generate a surge in withdrawal requests from BDCs and other credit vehicles across the nonbank-lending industry that have backed software makers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
This exact problem arose in the recent first round of the Los Angeles mayoral race, where markets had predicted much greater success for Spencer Pratt than he actually achieved.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
This evidence suggests that vertebrate eyes arose through this specific sequence of changes rather than evolving from the same structures that produced the eyes of insects, squid, and other animals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Like many explorers of his day, Shackleton was a great believer in improvisation: he would figure things out as the need arose.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
