Examples of “stumble” in a Sentence

verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.

• The toddler stumbled across the room and grabbed the sofa to stay up.
• She stumbled on the uneven pavement but didn’t fall.

verb To come across something by chance.

• While cleaning the attic, I stumbled on a box of old family photos.
• They stumbled across a lovely little beach on their drive along the coast.
• We stumbled upon a hidden café while exploring the city.