stumbled

Example Sentences

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None of that would have happened if the U.S. had stumbled across that big stage, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Many publicly traded companies, from Virgin Orbital to Astra, have stumbled trying to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He remained frozen in the ice until two German hikers stumbled across his mummified remains in 1991 in the northern Italian region of South Tyrol.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The irony of the Daily Wire’s historical excursion is that Walsh has stumbled into an approximation of the very historical critique that critical race theorists have advanced for decades.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

They suspect that this empty theater into which they’ve stumbled is preparing to stage the most fantastic financial drama they’ll ever see, but they don’t know that, either.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis