How to Use stem from in a Sentence

stem from

verb
  • Harding's manner stemmed from a need to show his worth.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • My comedy doesn’t stem from me trying to find where my voice fits.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • Pino has said the bottles and cans stemmed from the trash of six boats tied up at the sandbar.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • The reason stems from something very basic about how our minds work.
    — Jens Ludwig, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Nike’s shift is not the only progress stemming from these efforts.
    — Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • James knew her son’s trouble in the classroom did not stem from a lack of effort.
    — Samuel O’Neal June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • The charges stem from a 94-page indictment.
    — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • The main differences come down to texture and taste, which stem from how it’s made.
    — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 11 May 2026
  • The case stems from a crash in Florida last year that killed three people.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • Summer is a good time to remove dead and dying stems from both new and old wood hydrangeas.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
  • Part of that stems from just how large the entire universe around the festival has grown.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
  • There has been an increase in teen meet-ups near area malls, stemming from social media posts.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the nuances around dupes stem from its definition.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
  • Combs alone faces at least 70 civil suits stemming from a flood of complaints.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • Making a creamy sauce often stems from using some of the pasta water.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
  • But said her decision to end her campaign stemmed from her own internal polling.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The fine stems from the way Google bundles apps and services with Android phones.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The essence of sports is good sportsmanship, which stems from good character and a respect for the game.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • Science backs up this idea that our feelings about moist stem from a place of semantic uneasiness.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • There are two schools of thought stemming from the fact that all this extra money has to be spent eventually.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • Some of the concern from fans stemmed from Pulisic's recent injury history.
    — Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • There is another issue stemming from this failure.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
  • That confidence stemmed from a tough conversation in the month prior.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The new charges stem from thefts allegedly committed on May 19.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • The answers varied, but two had responses stemming from deeper places.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Officials say the outages stemmed from the loss of generation at a power plant.
    — ABC News, 31 May 2026
  • The elder abuse charges stem from the alleged neglect of their father, according to the outlets.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • The issue stems from Ray’s desire to one day release his own coffee table book about the Kinks.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2026
  • Cheney Orr via Reuters The case stems from a May 2022 protest.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The bulk of his fortune stems from Palo Alto Networks.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

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