happen upon
Example Sentences
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Films are now in theaters for shorter amounts of time, meaning Young doesn’t happen upon as many movies as he used to.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
You might happen upon a less celebrated gem, like his early Stravinsky or his late Pergolesi, his “Fierrabras” or his “Khovanshchina.”
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
The museum is not in a place that would allow a person to just happen upon it.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2022
Thirteen of the species the players had scouted, including the Cape May Warbler and Long-tailed Duck, were no-shows, along with the Common Nighthawk, which they usually happen upon at dusk on a Big Day.
From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2021
“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
