befell
bi-ˈfel 
bē-
; befallen
bi-ˈfȯ-lən
bē-
: to happen especially as if by fate
: to happen to
the fate that befell them
Examples of befall in a Sentence
It's sad to think of the unhappy fate that befell him.
The drought was only one of many hardships to befall the small country.
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As for what will befall patients at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, Gemmill gave CNN a pretty ominous hint.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
Over millions of years, the planet's orbit shrank until doom befell it.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
What follows is an alternately hilarious, bawdy, and sad attempt to solve the former problem before the latter befalls her.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Almost immediately thereafter, terrible troubles began to befall me, as if I had been hexed by some stupid moon witch.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025
Over millions of years, the planet's orbit shrank until doom befell it.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
What follows is an alternately hilarious, bawdy, and sad attempt to solve the former problem before the latter befalls her.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025
Almost immediately thereafter, terrible troubles began to befall me, as if I had been hexed by some stupid moon witch.
—Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for befall
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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/befall. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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