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came upon

VERB

happen upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump into come across

WEAK

chance encounter meet

Example Sentences

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In October 2024, 56-year-old José Aguilar, who had been granted temporary protected status under George W. Bush’s administration, was in just that position when he came upon a Facebook ad.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

I came upon a perfect example of this some years back, when I visited a former high-ranking Bell Labs executive in Short Hills, N.J., named Morris Tanenbaum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

We soon came upon one of those Little Free Libraries book lovers like me build out in front of their homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

And 57,000 people who just wanted to fish and mind their own business are waking up to discover they’re sitting on the most valuable real estate since Peter Minuit came upon Manhattan.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

How old were you when you came upon him in the little churchyard?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens