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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In one tearjerking scene, the group stumble upon a gorgeous landscape where ginormous dinosaurs roam freely.
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Lately, our go-to spot for savings has been Amazon’s outlet, where surprising finds are way too easy to stumble upon.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 29 June 2025
In the unforgiving sands of Wadi Sakheema, an outlaw Bedouin bandit couple stumble upon a mythical relic that holds the key to their survival but also awakens forces that could destroy them and their world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Those results may still prove to be little more than a stumble on the way to an all-European final four.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Lately, our go-to spot for savings has been Amazon’s outlet, where surprising finds are way too easy to stumble upon.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 29 June 2025
In the unforgiving sands of Wadi Sakheema, an outlaw Bedouin bandit couple stumble upon a mythical relic that holds the key to their survival but also awakens forces that could destroy them and their world.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Those results may still prove to be little more than a stumble on the way to an all-European final four.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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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 16 Jul. 2025.
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