stumble upon
Example Sentences
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If you stumble upon a curious coyote that doesn’t run away when it sees you, experts say you should haze them by walking toward the coyote while waving your arms and making loud noises.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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
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
She had not even a wisp of Talent, that’s what they said, and yet somehow she had managed to stumble upon the world’s most perfect peanut butter recipe.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
