befall

Example Sentences

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Sanctions didn’t make life easier, he says, but they didn’t befall Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

How has she dealt with the fallow periods that befall every actor?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

Jo's brother Jimmy said he "never imagined such a profound tragedy would ever befall our family".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

With head-scratching lyrics like, “Why should a land have so much meaning when dark times befall it? It’s just a land made of dirt and rock,” they confuse far more than they entertain.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

She happened to be an orphan, and I figured that if this much could befall an orphan, imagine how impressive I would look in such a role.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston