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.
• Cal Thresher is barely done big-dogging Armand when the same fate befalls him.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
• There’s the threat of a coup, or of shoddy research, fates that have befallen other missing persons databases over the years.
  — Jeremy Lybarger, Longreads, 11 Jan. 2018
• The third is estranged, blaming their father's addiction for the tragedies that befell their family.
  — Brenda Cain, cleveland.com, 28 Dec. 2017
• Since the switch, different fates have befallen towers managed by the department.
  — Jamie Hale, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2017
• Devastating injuries befell him in the playoffs the following season and his career hasn't been the same.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• However, misfortune befell Musquin, who won in Anaheim.
  — Richard Dean, Houston Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2018
• Muslim leaders from Turkey to Malaysia grandstanded for a time about the tragedy befalling their fellow Muslims, but most have moved on.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017
• With only a 52-vote GOP majority in the upper chamber, the same fate could again befall it.
  — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2017
• The 23-year-old captive’s parents showed all the anguish and anxiety that would befall anyone in their unendurable position.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
• But he’s also had trouble getting the next generation of 1017 off the ground because jail or prison terms have befallen so many of his recent signees.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
• At the top of the list for point guard and leading scorer Goran Dragic: the boneheaded, unforced turnovers that have befallen the Heat this season.
  — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, 4 Nov. 2017
• The worst news to ever befall the world of very important (yet totally not important) things has just been announced: The existence of chocolate is in danger.
  — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 2 Jan. 2018
• Perhaps the worst fate that could befall Jackson in the draft is to be selected by a team that sees him as a potential savior (and/or the Cleveland Browns).
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2018
• Children with separation anxiety are terrified of being away from their parents and often worry that something terrible will befall them.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2017
• Perhaps something terrible befell America in the middle of the 1980s.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• 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
• Or when the game was close, and some basic blunder befell them.
  — chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• Charmeau wants to ensure the same fate does not befall Europe.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 July 2018
• 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

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024