- past tense form of arise.
arose
Example Sentences
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The issue arose, he added, because, while the software had been tested, it had not been tested in these specific conditions.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But clearly, his decision didn’t stick, and in 2020, the pair quarantined together during the pandemic, a revelation that arose when eagle-eyed fans noticed their social media content had identical backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Sea spiders belong to an ancient lineage that arose roughly 500 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
In crafting “The Price of Freedom,” the museum consulted with veterans’ groups to try to avoid a backlash like the one that arose on the Enola Gay.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
The merits of line versus color have been the subject of a debate that first arose between partisans of Michelangelo and Titian, his great contemporary in Venice.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
