Fall upon

Synonyms for "fall upon" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

alight uponambushappear unexpectedlyarrive atarrive uponassailassaultattackbe unexpectedblitzbob upbump intobushwhackcome acrosscome among
Verb(4 words)
attainchance onchance uponcome across

Strong matches (28)

come atcome down oncome unawarescome up againstcome uponconfrontcrack down oncreep up ondescend ondescend upondrop onencounterfall acrossfall amongfall foul offall onflash upon onegang up onget atgo at
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go forharryhave athithit like lightning
Verb(3 words)
come upondiscoverhappen upon

Related words (47)

hit uponjumplaceland onlay atlay hands onlay intolight intolight uponmakemeetmeet head onmeet head-onmeet up withmeet withmugpitch intopitch uponpop uppounce
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pounce uponpoundreachrun acrossrun intorun smack intorun up againstrun uponsail intoset onset uponsettle onstrikestrike uponstumblestumble onstumble uponsurpriseswoop down onswoop down upontackletake the offensiveturn upvisitwade into
Verb(2 words)
light uponstrike

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Sample sentences

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With the rise of the Internet, some media fell upon hard times.

Source: wiktionary

Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.

Source: wiktionary

It fell upon the day of full moon of the fourth month, the second year, in the era of Established Calm (AD 168), that Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue.

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If the Duke, with the other dukes, come not to composition with the king of Hungary, why then all the dukes fall upon the king.

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