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"stumbled over" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that someone has moved clumsily in a certain direction, usually due to being unbalanced or not paying attention. For example, "He stumbled over the uneven sidewalk."
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When my father stumbled over gassy corpses.
We stumbled over benches, and waited.
The left has stumbled over the EU and immigration before.
(She has already stumbled over the phrase "Forever stamps").
Jellinek was nervous and several times stumbled over words.
Who knows whether he stepped or stumbled over it.
Mr. Bush stumbled over his next phrases and time references.
(In one early preview he stumbled over the text).
We stumbled over the wording for the invitations.
She stumbled over lines, her voice sounded tentative and thin.
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Instead, Mr. Gingrich quickly stumbled over verbal gaffes and revelations about his lavish personal spending.
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