Example Sentences
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“I just stuck with it. Stumbled upon it. And kept going. I’m good at that.”
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2019
Stumbled across this article while greedily enjoying a double Whopper in a vacant Burger King "dining room."
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017
Stumbled over her own feet and then achingly clambered back up.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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Stumbled against the root of a tree and fell, and that thing he was carrying must have gone off right under his chest, I expect.”
From The Secret Agent a Simple Tale by Conrad, Joseph
Stumbled on to the story, the way most detectives solve their mysteries.
From The Case and the Girl by Parrish, Randall