Sentence examples for away on arrival from inspiring English sources

The phrase "away on arrival" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an attempt to express a concept related to being absent or unavailable upon arrival, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "I was supposed to meet him at the airport, but he was away on arrival."
Alternatives: "absent upon arrival" or "not present at arrival".

Exact(3)

But he was turned away on arrival, when an immigration official found his name on a list of banned visitors.

Airlines have been warned by the Home Office not to fly the CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden to Britain as he would be turned away on arrival.

Numerous attendees from west Africa, including countries not directly affected by EVD, may have been afraid to attend because of not knowing whether they would be turned away on arrival.

Similar(57)

A sixth man was turned away on Friday on arrival by plane from El Salvador, and was sent back.

The plane took off, and on arrival at Zurich airport, the six Americans were escorted away by State Department officials.

Mr. Watson was taken to a clinic several blocks away, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The man, Tristan Mananghaya of Jersey City, was taken to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center a few blocks away and was pronounced dead on arrival.

We were forced to board the flight, and on arrival were sped away in a van.

The seafront is marred by concrete and bunkers, but I realise on arrival that the Radisson has done away with this problem by building its own concrete edifice in front of said front, out on the harbour.

"Look away from the dead!" Republicans said, "Ignore the lifeless!" Dead on arrival, the Washington media repeated, assisting the GOP in achieving its goal.

Senate Democrats proclaim some of them, particularly one that takes away money from Planned Parenthood, which even some Republican senators have denounced, dead on arrival in their chamber.

Show more...

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: