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use "came upon" in a sentence


I came upon a friend of mine.

I came upon an old friend of mine on the train.

The earthquake came upon the islands.

I came upon a rare stamp at that store.

He came upon an old friend when he visited his club.

He came upon his employee who'd been looking after the place in his absence.

We drove around a curve in the road, and came upon a serious car accident.

While I was intent on improving my language skill, I came upon an English grammar book.

How life first came upon this Earth, or when, or where, is beyond the power of science to determine.

In a quaint little street, in the very heart of the town-a place which Comethup had not before explored, and which was reached by diving under an archway and then doubling sharply round a corner-they came upon the shop which the captain sought.

He came upon the waiting group literally at a bound, and so out of breath that for a few moments he could do nothing but alternately thump his chest and tap the sheet of paper with a trembling forefinger and stretch it out appealingly toward his son.

” He turned to the letter and presently came upon the passage he wanted.

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