stumble on
Example Sentences
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There, I stumble on titles I’ve never seen, by authors I’ve never heard of, alongside out-of-print classics I don’t own.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
“You can get very lucky and happen to find life-changing amounts of money if you stumble on the right spot.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
Those results may still prove to be little more than a stumble on the way to an all-European final four.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
He was like a middle-distance runner with a clear and commanding advantage with the bell sounding, only to stumble on his laces.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024
What if somehow, in their ceremonies and things, they’d managed to stumble on a way to do some stirring up themselves?
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
