stumble across/on/onto/upon
idiom
: to find or learn about (something) unexpectedly
I stumbled across/on/upon this book by chance.
We stumbled onto/across the ruins of an old fort.
They stumbled on/upon a bizarre plot.
He stumbled onto the truth.
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From Leslye Headland, The Acolyte saw Stenberg pull double duty as twin sisters Osha and Mae, who are sent down different paths after the Jedi stumble upon their village as children.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The two stumble onto the grounds, laughing and playing.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Moody got to the line to open the second half then hit a pull-up jumper, getting his defender to stumble on a drive in isolation.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
Two detectives, however, stumble on a conspiracy surrounding the disease’s origins.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The two stumble onto the grounds, laughing and playing.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
Moody got to the line to open the second half then hit a pull-up jumper, getting his defender to stumble on a drive in isolation.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
Two detectives, however, stumble on a conspiracy surrounding the disease’s origins.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stumble across/on/onto/upon
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“Stumble across/on/onto/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stumble%20across%2Fon%2Fonto%2Fupon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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