Example Sentences

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European elections keep rolling around whether anyone wants them or not, and the next will befall the U.K. in early May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Whether it's healthcare or tutoring, a crackdown will befall any sector as long as the campaign benefits the majority of people at the cost of the minority," Huang said.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

For 57 years and more than 14,000 episodes, fans of “Days of Our Lives” have tuned in each weekday to see what calamity will befall the tiny but unusually eventful Midwestern town of Salem.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2022

Aerion’s experience doesn’t mean that this same fate will befall Boom, but the challenges are similar and formidable.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022

What will befall me, now that my long-held secret has been brought from the darkness into the plain, full light of day?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein