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
Donaldson says that the story’s brief but profound shock was something she hit upon early in the project’s genesis.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
To that end, he hit upon using the shape in an array of colours across the entire shirt.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024
And this time Cluny reckoned that he had hit upon a foolproof plan!
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
