stumble across
Example Sentences
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But on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, users were likelier to stumble across news while doing something else.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
"And if you can stumble across a photo that represents the music and the lyrics, it's really romantic and amazing."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Spend enough time scrolling online, and you’re bound to stumble across a photo of a mega-rest stop in Breezewood, Pennsylvania.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025
Remarkably few of these old-world venues remain in circulation — there are only a handful in America — although they are much revered in Europe, where it is much more common to stumble across one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
That eventually you'd just stumble across the clue you needed to find the Jade Key?
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
