had befallen
- past perfect of befall.
Example Sentences
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Rodríguez, who could use the crisis to strengthen her hold on power, has highlighted the successes of the response while acknowledging the grave catastrophe that had befallen her country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She believed that the only way for her characters to overcome the horrible circumstances that had befallen them was to band together and fight the giant corporate farms that were overtaking the agricultural industry.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
For a long time during Shuang Xuetao’s early teenage years, he wondered what hidden disaster had befallen his family.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Her face was taut with the strain of daily exposure, and of having to relive, through the evidence, the tragedy that had befallen her - all in the full glare of publicity.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2023
Ser Mallador Locke would strike for the Shadow Tower, hoping to pick up Qhorin's trail and learn what had befallen him.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
