Example Sentences

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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

They would be shocked and wonder what catastrophe had befallen the United States.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2022

What did he know of the tragedy that had befallen them?

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty