- present tense form of arise (3rd person singular).
arises
Example Sentences
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The findings challenge the long-standing idea that intelligence arises primarily from the sheer number of neurons in the brain and the connections linking them together.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The advantage of having readily accessible cash in retirement is that you’re prepared if an unexpected expense arises.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Here we arrive at the heart of things, the concern that arises whenever some new technology threatens to uproot the old ways of doing things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
My general note is particular to the genre: Comedy works best when exaggeration arises the way it does in nature, as a fact of personality rather than as a calculated theatrical effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Interest in the marble piece arises from the unusual circumstances attending its acquisition by the museum and from the belief that it may be the work of the Italian Renaissance master, Michelangelo.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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