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
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
One that is less about left or right and more about exactly who and what those boys stumble upon inside those ethereal spaces that most parents can’t even find, much less understand.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 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
