stumble upon
Example Sentences
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So, they serve up an array of the outlandish - mid-scroll, viewers stumble upon a lover's fight or a menacing standoff.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
When she and her family inevitably left town and didn’t stumble upon Charlie Brown and his motley crew, she was perplexed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Outside of deliberate research, my reading is largely a product of whatever I happen to serendipitously stumble upon in used bookstores.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
While not every movie was a surefire hit, you’d be hard-pressed to stumble upon something that wasn’t at the very least interesting.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
He might stumble upon the little cottage in the cove and he would not be happy beneath its tumbled roof, the thin rain beating a tattoo.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
