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.

Examples of stumble across/on/onto/upon in a Sentence

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Right now, that means consumed by how to stumble across the finish line first on November 5, with the race appearing to be neck-and-neck with Donald Trump at this stage — when, to borrow Yogi Berra’s ... —Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 7 June 2024

Read Next World Workers stumble upon treasure trove buried 350 years ago in Germany. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024

In an aimless stroll down South Street, stumble across plenty of funky and fresh shops including Retrospect Vintage. —Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023

Visitors to the Costco in Newark, Calif., last year could stumble across a rare bottle of Screaming Eagle Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for $3,699. —Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 May 2024

Take a look →Mushroom hunters stumble on stone carving — and make an ancient discovery in Thailand → Posts in lakebed turn out to be 650-year-old trap abandoned after Black Death. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024

As for the reasons why its first settlers stopped at the island, O’Connor believes that, contrary to some earlier opinions, the inhabitants didn’t randomly stumble upon it. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2024

The Mondrichs who have had a bit of a plain wardrobe in previous seasons in particular stumble upon a fortune that is bespoken to their eldest son–and so the ante is heightened for them, especially Alice. —Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 May 2024

Further up the western coast, visitors will stumble upon a handful of sandy, west-facing beaches, including Jimbaran Beach and Dreamland Beach (aka New Kuta Beach). —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024