stumble upon

Example Sentences

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It’s the nature of a changing audience that is now more likely to stumble upon comedians they haven’t seen before through short social media clips, rather than an impromptu night at a comedy club.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

Or did he stumble upon it while trying to stave off the boredom of an interminable faculty meeting, as he told Wideroe at their only face-to-face meeting many years later?

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik