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Definitions for stumble across
stum·ble across
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word stumble across.
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stumble acrossverb
to discover or find something by accident
stumble acrossverb
to meet somebody by chance
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stumble across in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stumble across in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of stumble across in a Sentence
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 ?
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.
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.
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