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

As Chief Sealth, leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish tribes in what is now Washington state, is believed to have said, “All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth, befalls the children of the Earth.”

From Seattle Times

Her face was taut with the strain of daily exposure, and of having to relive, through the evidence, the tragedy that had befallen her - all in the full glare of publicity.

From BBC