stumble upon
Example Sentences
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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
It comes amid a broader shift towards tech companies making it more difficult for children to stumble upon harmful or explicit content.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025
It was not difficult for students to stumble upon examples of mislabelling.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024
My parents get so few details about my private life that whenever they do stumble upon some morsel, they cling to it for eons.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
