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stumble
verb as in slip, stagger
verb as in happen upon
Example Sentences
Cassandra, who stumbled on a Facebook article linking cancer and talc following her diagnosis, said it was used on her as a baby and she continued to use it "for 20 years or more".
Purely by chance, Janice stumbled across a post on Facebook from Mr Potter's farm, warning people about the scam.
The election results show us such stumbles can be excused.
Slapstick, for Beckett, who greatly admired Buster Keaton, wasn’t just good fun but a metaphor for our stumbling lives.
If you stumble during a presentation, you might feel stressed the next time you have to present because your brain associates your next presentation with that one poor and aversive experience.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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