happen upon
Example Sentences
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The museum is not in a place that would allow a person to just happen upon it.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2022
If you happen upon your vehicle being hooked to the truck, and it hasn’t left the property yet, the driver must release your vehicle to you.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2021
Thirteen of the species the players had scouted, including the Cape May Warbler and Long-tailed Duck, were no-shows, along with the Common Nighthawk, which they usually happen upon at dusk on a Big Day.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021
It will surely startle some who happen upon it.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2021
“Ms. Miller? Do you know? Or did you happen upon that key by accident?”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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