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.
• Both characters have things to do and a path to tread and things to befall them.
  — Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• Could others befall the same fate before the first games or in the middle of the season?
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2017
• The fire was the second calamity to befall the Hubig factory in less than seven years.
  — Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 17 Oct. 2017
• Like all big-city mayors, Goodman, 78, trained for years to deal with any disaster that could befall his town.
  — Aubrey Whelan, Philly.com, 7 Oct. 2017
• Brannen manages to bring these creatures back to life, along with their environments and the catastrophes that befell them.
  — Manu Saadia, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2017
• Even a full day after Tim died, some members were, amazingly, still focused on the consequences that could befall them.
  — Michelle Weber, Longreads, 17 Oct. 2017
• Suter's versatility was priceless, considering the woes that befell the rotation since the start of the season.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2017
• Severe headaches, dehydration and vomiting befell him often, seemingly out of nowhere.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2017
• Can Jacob Eason avoid the poor decision-making that nearly befell Josh Dobbs in the opener last year?
  — Alex Martin Smith, ajc, 31 Aug. 2017
• The fumbled token launch, then, is the latest in a series of mishaps and snafus to befall the World Liberty Financial project.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 16 Oct. 2024
• 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
• And yet, that’s exactly the fate the plant doesn’t want to befall its progeny.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2022
• But that doesn't even come close to the shenanigans that befell Chrissy Teigen and John Legend last night.
  — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 10 Apr. 2019
• 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
• Cal Thresher is barely done big-dogging Armand when the same fate befalls him.
  — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024