hit upon
Example Sentences
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Taking a cue from the festivities at Somerset House, he hit upon the idea of throwing a masked party to subsidize the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Frank Epperson accidentally hit upon his innovation at the ripe old age of 11.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The retired psychologist — who specialized in gifted children — hit upon the idea of creating a musical about Follett’s life after a deep dive into her archives at Columbia University almost 15 years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
It was at the university that the two first hit upon the idea of studying smelly shoes.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
But Perry, with his sharp and scratchy intuitions, had hit upon Dick’s one abiding doubt.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
