Sentence examples for befalling you from inspiring English sources

You tend not to grow up to be a creative genius unless a) you've been marked for life by something unspeakable befalling you before the age of seven, and b) you not only speak about it but embrace it as part of your make-up.

No voting, no showing your ankles, ridicule and pity befalling you if you don't marry and have children as soon as physically possible, being owned by your dad, then by your husband and then dying in childbirth.

Now suppose some disaster befall thee by land or sea, or by both.

"A misfortune has befallen you.

What sorrow has now befallen you?

Whatever befalls you, you go on.

Genius could befall you at any moment.

Such embarrassments would surely never befall you, dear reader.

Calamity could befall you at any moment in Calcutta.

Before the storm season begins, here are tips on preparing for trouble that may befall you.

People say that losing your data is one of the worst fates that can befall you.