happen into
phrasal verb
happened into; happening into; happens into
US
: to enter (a place) by chance
She happened into the room just as the music started.
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Born June 22, 1952 in Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada, Greene happened into acting after working various other jobs.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Several pretty wild things happened into tonight’s finale.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Reale happened into the iconic brief role by accident.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
But the question is, what's going to happen into the future?
—Jocelyn Timperley, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2020
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Several pretty wild things happened into tonight’s finale.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Reale happened into the iconic brief role by accident.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
But the question is, what's going to happen into the future?
—Jocelyn Timperley, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2020
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“Happen into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happen%20into. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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