befall

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

In her essay, Schlossberg acknowledged that her terminal illness adds to a string of tragedies that has befallen the famous political family.

From Los Angeles Times

With head-scratching lyrics like, “Why should a land have so much meaning when dark times befall it? It’s just a land made of dirt and rock,” they confuse far more than they entertain.

From Salon

A similar disaster befalls an expertly puppeteered polar bear and her cub.

From New York Times

He said that one way to help prevent tragedies like the one that befell the Gazette was by not forgetting what happened and that a memorial was an important way to do that.

From Washington Post