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 • Nov. 25, 2025
In the wake of 9/11, when many feared and no one knew what might befall us, he helped harden the country and prevent attacks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
It’s not the first calamity to befall the family in the West Bank.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
It was a tragic prophecy of what was to befall the couple's fifth child, Victoria.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
He walked slowly and asked himself ruefully what new misfortune could possibly befall him a moment before the mad hermit in the woods leaped out at him without warning from behind a mulberry bush.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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