happen upon
Example Sentences
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About two-thirds of people say they just happen upon health and wellness information from influencers, rather than actively look for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
No special equipment or ingredients needed, but if you happen upon a bag of Reese’s miniature pretzel cups, my neighbors and I give them our enthusiastic approval.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
The museum is not in a place that would allow a person to just happen upon it.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2022
If you look at enough groups of 25 random people, eventually you will happen upon a group in which blue-eyed people like strawberries much more than brown-eyed people do.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022
“To have been reading that story just last night, and then happen upon the very bit of geography that inspired it the next morning? What are the chances?”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
