How to Use befall in a Sentence

befall

verb

• 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.
• Or when the game was close, and some basic blunder befell them.
  — chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• Burberry may need a metaphorical trenchcoat to hide from the string of events that have befallen it in recent years.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 July 2024
• But Hawaii’s economic issues go even deeper than the high-profile tragedies that have befallen the state.
  — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
• Despite the tragedy that befell her during the early part of her life, Westheimer maintains a sense of optimism.
  — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• Over the course of a few months anything can befall anyone — a traffic accident, a cancer diagnosis, a skiing mishap.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2019
• The need for depth at the position is a must at Maryland, considering the fate that seems to befall most who have played quarterback recently.
  — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2019
• The film chronicles the isolation that can befall these women, especially within their own families.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
• What ultimately befell the Harappan civilization is also unclear, though a changing climate has been posited as part of its downfall.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 5 Sep. 2019
• But the storm is only the latest misery to befall the town.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
• There’s a valid reason for the pall that befell the NBA upon this news.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2019
• Some experts fear this is a dark omen of a fate that could befall Kyiv.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 21 Mar. 2022
• If the same fate befalls a Covid-19 vaccine, the virus could remain with us for many years.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 3 May 2020
• The worry now is that the same fate will befall Ukraine once these Games conclude.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• Alley had captured the full scope of what had befallen the Panay and those aboard it.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 26 May 2023
• That fate might have befallen the show had it been cancelled in the early 80's.
  — Bill Carter, CNN, 21 Dec. 2019
• Much has been made of the fate that befalls large sporting arenas after the Olympics are over.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
• Her death marked the second tragedy that befell her siblings.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 29 Feb. 2020
• Many outside Hong Kong now fear what will befall Asia’s world city.
  — Laignee Barron/hong Kong, Time, 21 Nov. 2019
• Whittington doesn't want to see that scenario befall the class of 2021.
  — Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
• And yet, that’s exactly the fate the plant doesn’t want to befall its progeny.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022
• To be a parent is to live in a state of love and terror, knowing all that could befall your children.
  — Kelley Manley, Marie Claire, 23 Aug. 2021
• The band looked remarkably recovered after the fates that befall some of them in the film.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Feb. 2022
• What sanctions will befall those who color outside the lines of their grants?
  — Jan Hoffman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• That fate befell Coos Bay over a decade ago, when Howard worked there as the city’s finance director.
  — oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2023
• The flash flood is the latest in a long line of unfortunate events to befall the music legend.
  — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2021
• None of those seem to be his fault, merely circumstances that can befall us all.
  — Mark Deeks, Forbes, 18 July 2022
• Someone notes the rare silence that has befallen the kitchen — this gumbo is good.
  — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• For Moscow, the havoc befalling the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh marks a loss of prestige.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024