How to Use emerge in a Sentence

emerge

verb
  • 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
  • Ready to shed some layers and emerge a more powerful version of you?
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
  • 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 record surplus could be an important resource to bridge any gaps that emerge.
    Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al, 7 Dec. 2022
  • 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 coal supply chain is hundreds of years old, the biofuels chain is just emerging.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Bears have an opportunity to emerge on the other side of this in a much better position.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024

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