befell
Example Sentences
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Better to know beforehand what I will pay and what I will get and avoid the disaster that befell my friends.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 25, 2026
This vast array of media professionals came no closer to uncovering what awful fate befell this poor 84-year-old woman.
From Slate β Feb. 23, 2026
She will be desperate to avoid the disaster that befell hot men's favourite Ilia Malinin, who suffered a nightmare last week, slumping to an eighth-place finish.
From Barron's β Feb. 17, 2026
The issue also befell the German team who won bronze in the biathlon.
From BBC β Feb. 9, 2026
Some evil befell him surely, for he was an honorable servant.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
