stumbled
Example Sentences
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The construction workers stumbled across the hidden trove of gold bars and coins while drilling to lay new sewage pipes in the property in east Flanders earlier this week, local media report.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Discovery stumbled in the second quarter, demonstrating the hazard of depending heavily on blockbuster returns from its Burbank film studio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I love a Snickers bar, so when I stumbled upon TikTok recipes for a five-ingredient date “Snickers,” I knew I had to try it.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
But Marvel, Fast & Furious and Transformers have all stumbled at the box office recently, as audiences have grown tired of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Halfway to the stone, he stumbled and fell.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
