befall

Example Sentences

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Sanctions didn’t make life easier, he says, but they didn’t befall Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Jo's brother Jimmy said he "never imagined such a profound tragedy would ever befall our family".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

I glanced over to find the mother staring into the abyss of the fridge, experiencing some premonition of what grim fate was about to befall her daughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Mr Ribadu said Nigeria would never "sabotage Niger or allow any disaster to befall it".

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

When they came to the land they had faced what might befall them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton