stumble upon
Example Sentences
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It’s the nature of a changing audience that is now more likely to stumble upon comedians they haven’t seen before through short social media clips, rather than an impromptu night at a comedy club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
So, they serve up an array of the outlandish - mid-scroll, viewers stumble upon a lover's fight or a menacing standoff.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Outside of deliberate research, my reading is largely a product of whatever I happen to serendipitously stumble upon in used bookstores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
While not every movie was a surefire hit, you’d be hard-pressed to stumble upon something that wasn’t at the very least interesting.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2025
Or did he stumble upon it while trying to stave off the boredom of an interminable faculty meeting, as he told Wideroe at their only face-to-face meeting many years later?
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
