hit upon
Example Sentences
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Taking a cue from the festivities at Somerset House, he hit upon the idea of throwing a masked party to subsidize the theater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
More than two millennia ago, not far from Pompeii, Roman builders hit upon a formula for concrete that allowed them to build bigger, stronger and more durable structures than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
When Reubens first hit upon the childlike, toy-obsessed Pee-wee character at the Groundlings, Newman said, “He knew he had something he could draw on so easily, because he was a 10-year-old boy at heart.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2025
This action-adventure based on Journey to the West - a classic novel from Chinese Mythology - was a giant hit upon its release.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024
They hit upon Lieutenant Colonel Nancy Jaax, the Institute’s chief of pathology.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
