How to Use emerge in a Sentence

emerge

verb
Definition of emergenext
Synonyms for emergenext
  • The cat emerged from its hiding place behind the couch.
  • She has emerged as a leading contender in the field.
  • His war record has emerged as a key issue in the election.
  • The facts emerged after a lengthy investigation.
  • Several possible candidates have emerged.
  • The bullpen emerged as the team’s lone and glaring weakness in the first stretch.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 May 2023
  • The idea is the same: Bees emerging in spring need food.
    — Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Some have emerged alive and well, some have been found dead.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But then the Djokovic that the tennis world has come to know and fear the past dozen years emerged.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • For the first time, a tie emerged between the missing women.
    — Claire Lempert, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Miles Battle is one of the new pieces that could emerge as one of the team’s top corners.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • With the current incarnation of the Avatar yet to emerge, the world has lost hope.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Along the Yolo Causeway thousands of bats emerge from the underpass like a wave over the sky.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • Here's what to know about the two cicada broods emerging this year.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The plot now thickens, with sea ice, of all things, emerging as a major player.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The film was a box office flop upon release in 1999 but emerged as a cult classic in the years that followed.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
  • On the edges of whatever structure is built next, new suns will emerge, and with them new planets.
    — WIRED, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The Park Service said green leaves are starting to emerge on the cherry trees, a sign the bloom period will soon end.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In one picture, a police officer emerges from the drain with the puppy in hand.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The social media networks that have emerged since have driven many of us apart.
    — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Movies Anywhere has proven to be one of the most pro-consumer things to emerge from the entertainment world in ages.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Their weekend wins over Dallas offered a glimpse of hope that the Blazers can emerge from that knot of teams.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Judging by the catwalks, there’s no one coat that’s emerging as the outerwear of the season.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Add a 1-inch layer of pea gravel to anchor the plant, but do not cover the crown where leaves are emerging.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The love word emerges often, love for co-workers, love for the manager, maybe even love for the free gourmet lunches.
    — Dr. Gary McClain, TIME, 15 July 2024
  • In the quest for smoother and more toned skin, collagen has emerged as a promising solution.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2023
  • The Colombian singer then emerged from beneath the stage in a silver, sparkly outfit.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
  • Inland port projects keep emerging across Utah, and a lot of them include wetlands.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Angham emphasizes that her role as a producer is not merely to finance projects but to guide emerging talent on the right path.
    — Omar Baqbouq, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Thousands of searchers spent years trying to locate the sculptural avian (many with the help of dedicated discussion boards that emerged in recent years) until it was finally uncovered at the beginning of October.
    — Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024

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