Synonyms for stumble across
stum·ble across

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stumble acrossverb

   Synonyms:
   stumble upon, come across, stumble on, come upon

2. stumble acrossverb

   to discover or find something by accident

   Synonyms:
   come across, stumble on, stumble upon, come upon

3. stumble acrossverb

   to meet somebody by chance

   Synonyms:
   come upon, come across, stumble on, stumble upon

How to pronounce stumble across?

How to say stumble across in sign language?

How to use stumble across in a sentence?

1. Charlie Bubear:

   In the current lockdown, many of us will likely be getting around to all those cleaning and DIY jobs people love to put off, but I doubt anyone would have expected to stumble across a bomb that has been quietly sitting in their roof for over a hundred years.

2. David Grantham:

   It’s doubtful that it was merely a coincidence, merely a mentally disturbed, emotionally disturbed person who randomly chose a synagogue, this synagogue is in a residential area – you would have to find it. You wouldn’t stumble across it, and there are plenty of synagogues closer to the prison where ‘Lady Al Qaeda’ is being held.

3. Mark Galeotti:

   Arresting a foreign spy is the last option, you would rather turn them or watch who they are taking to, why did they decide to arrest this guy ? Did they think they would be about to return to Russia ? Was it because there was a risk that he was going to stumble across something important ?