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.
  • And now a new threat has emerged.
    — Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • What forms might emerge from our own present?
    — Daniel Birnbaum, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • News of James' death emerged late last month.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These spots can emerge in just a few weeks if left unchecked.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Courteney Cox then emerges in a light pink bathrobe.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • So the idea of a group portrait emerged.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • By day eight, beating heart cells emerge.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • How that painting would emerge, no one knew.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Her bottom lip dropped and a tiny squeak emerged.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The gall turns brown after the adult wasp emerges.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Polls vary widely over who may emerge in the top two.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026
  • Three games in, some themes are starting to emerge.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • And yet, new facets of her work are still emerging.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Or rather, the same drinks have emerged in a new package.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Customer needs shift, new stores open, and new roles emerge.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 May 2026
  • That leaves room for Musgrave to emerge down the stretch.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But a vision for the future has emerged.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • What emerges from this model is a flywheel.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Most founders treat culture as something that emerges on its own.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Those leaders have now begun to emerge.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Before long, there will be new growth tips emerging from the node.
    — Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • In that shift, a new attitude emerges.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Give it some downtime, and your skin will emerge looking bright and clear.
    — Fani Mari, Allure, 3 May 2022
  • Tiny heads would emerge, and mouths would pop open as chicks demanded food.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2022
  • Taiwan’s job, then, is not to emerge from the first blow untouched.
    — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

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