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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In 2023, the same fate befell Kimbrel in Philadelphia; he was removed from the closer's job after blowing back-to-back save opportunities in September, in the middle of a postseason hunt.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Odysseus, for instance, left for the moon only about a year prior to Athena, giving Intuitive Machines little time to troubleshoot what went wrong with Odysseus’s landing to prevent similar issues from befalling Athena.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
My family immigrated to America from an authoritarian country, and some of my relatives and I are astonished and horrified that the same thing is befalling the US.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025
The movie centers on a tragedy that befalls real-life Congressman’s wife Eunice Paiva when her husband is abducted by the milutary authorities, and her attempt to seek justice in its aftermath.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Odysseus, for instance, left for the moon only about a year prior to Athena, giving Intuitive Machines little time to troubleshoot what went wrong with Odysseus’s landing to prevent similar issues from befalling Athena.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
My family immigrated to America from an authoritarian country, and some of my relatives and I are astonished and horrified that the same thing is befalling the US.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Mar. 2025
The movie centers on a tragedy that befalls real-life Congressman’s wife Eunice Paiva when her husband is abducted by the milutary authorities, and her attempt to seek justice in its aftermath.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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