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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Coogler’s villains are white songcatchers who stumble onto the joint and rapidly grasp the future cultural resonance of the acoustic chops the film’s lead, Sammie (Miles Caton), is honing.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The show, aimed at 4-8s, follows the adventures of two imaginative siblings who stumble upon VR headsets that take them to Storyland, a world built on iconic stories from Indian mythology and folklore.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
The new Al Hajjaj film is a screwball comedy, following two feuding Saudi paramedics who stumble upon a briefcase containing Saudi Arabian Riyal 2 million ($533,300) and become unwittingly entangled in a high-stakes kidnapping and ransom plot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
However, the majority of bear encounters pass without incident — and most attacks occur when those in the backcountry stumble upon a grizzly by accident.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The show, aimed at 4-8s, follows the adventures of two imaginative siblings who stumble upon VR headsets that take them to Storyland, a world built on iconic stories from Indian mythology and folklore.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
The new Al Hajjaj film is a screwball comedy, following two feuding Saudi paramedics who stumble upon a briefcase containing Saudi Arabian Riyal 2 million ($533,300) and become unwittingly entangled in a high-stakes kidnapping and ransom plot.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
However, the majority of bear encounters pass without incident — and most attacks occur when those in the backcountry stumble upon a grizzly by accident.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 30 Mar. 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 4 May. 2025.
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