Sentence examples similar to but happened upon instead from inspiring English sources

He had expected to find a settlement, but instead he happened upon a major city of the Purepecha empire, rivals of the Aztecs in the centuries immediately preceding the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519.

In seeking out the smell of urine, apparently a common occurrence in the half basements of Nieuwmarkt, the smellwalkers instead happened upon a completely unexpected odour.

But Pariser had happened upon an organizing tool of dazzling power.

But then I happened upon the OECD Better Life Index for Australia.

I'm searching for my father but instead happen upon a troublesome girl named Betty.

"But something happened and instead of moving forward we went backwards.

We were instructed not to actively seek out drug dealers, instead just to apprehend those who were too blatant to ignore or who were happened upon by chance".

What happened upon his ascent?

She happened upon the solution".

One morning he happened upon Tudor City.

It will not be happened upon.