was befalling
- past progressive of befall.
Example Sentences
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All that was befalling him this day seemed to be the consequence of his animal existence, which had led him nowhere except to burrow in the ground.
From More Tales by Polish Authors by Various
A fear pervaded her that in all that had befallen, in all that was befalling still—what ever it might be—some evil was at work, and an evil that had Crispin for its scope.
From The Tavern Knight by Sabatini, Rafael
Each one of us fought and acted for himself, and no one of us knew the extent of the calamity that was befalling us.
From Before Adam by London, Jack
Had not Frederica Coppinger, resting in her club in Dublin, after a severe afternoon with her dentist, some intuition, some spirit-warning, of what was befalling at the home of her ancestors?
From Mount Music by Ross, Martin
Long after reason had failed, the love that was stronger than reason told her that some great evil was befalling her husband.
From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
