befall

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Recent Examples of befall As for what will befall patients at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, Gemmill gave CNN a pretty ominous hint. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2025 Over millions of years, the planet's orbit shrank until doom befell it. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 What follows is an alternately hilarious, bawdy, and sad attempt to solve the former problem before the latter befalls her. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025 Almost immediately thereafter, terrible troubles began to befall me, as if I had been hexed by some stupid moon witch. Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for befall
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Verb
  • While most accounts suggest White Parties were free of criminal activities, other plaintiffs contend their abuse happened at these elite gatherings.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Jake Jordan: Rock weathering happens on Earth all the time.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • These fast-moving, Mid-Atlantic hurricanes seem to occur every 40 years or so, with 2003, 1933, 1896, 1893, and 1878 all being examples.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • There are several health risks that can occur from moldy showers like allergic reactions, respiratory illnesses, and other irritations.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Befall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befall. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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