hit upon
Example Sentences
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Frank Epperson accidentally hit upon his innovation at the ripe old age of 11.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
She hit upon the premise for the series right around her 27th birthday, a time when more and more of her friends began to get married, and developed the idea while working on other projects.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
To publicize his idea, Crowe hit upon a plan that some might find a bit creepy: He designed an entire dinnerware series with the glazes, then held a dinner party using the products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
Kahneman and Tversky began studying decision making in 1974 and quickly hit upon the central insight that people react far more intensely to losses than to equivalent gains.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024
My morale automatically went down, until I hit upon a foolproof reason why subunits should be helically arranged.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
