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
To publicize his idea, Crowe hit upon a plan that some might find a bit creepy: He designed an entire dinnerware series with the glazes, then held a dinner party using the products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
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
It is certainly light years away from Snooker Loopy, the 1986 Chas 'n' Dave hit upon which Davis featured, alongside such other great players as Dennis Taylor and Terry Griffiths.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
As I read Bernal’s paper, however, I suddenly became enthusiastic about Schramm, for, if he had misinterpreted his data, by accident he had hit upon the right answer.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
