Certainly it had not been part of his plans to be a companion of thieves; but then nothing which had befallen him had been part of his plans.
The misfortunes which had befallen him since he had set out on his journey to the Land of Golden Dreams had told upon him.
For God's sake go down and see what has befallen him.
It meant, perhaps, that she could not believe such fate had really befallen her.
The narrowest escape of which she was aware had befallen only a few weeks ago.
If I had been there at the time," Vautrin would say at the end of the story, "I would have shown her up, and that misfortune would not have befallen you.
If he receive not the letter, I must see him, or he will think something has befallen me; and certainly will come to the house.
The annals of Egypt and Babylon told of the misfortunes which had befallenthose monarchs who were unfaithful to their national gods.
I, even I, dared to hope I should escape the fate that has befallen all others, and should live to see again my husband and children before I die.
My lord refused to see his sister; and the Countess in mourning, as we have said, waited upon one of her patronesses, a gracious Princess, who was pleased to condole with her upon the disgrace and calamity which had befallen her house.
In that which had befallen her, she only saw an additional reason for redoubling those exertions in behalf of her family which had never, at any time, been wanting.
If the savages but dreamed of the fate that had befallen their scout!
The officers heard with evident concern of the disaster that had befallen MacLeod Station, and immediately sent a runner to bid the stationers come to the fort, pending their selection of a new site and the raising of new houses.
Tokiwa Gozen, though hiding in the country, heard of what had befallen her mother, and great was her sorrow and distress.
In spite of all the misfortunes that had befallen him, he carried the same courage, the same stout merry heart, the same love of wildness with him, even into exile.
Listen, and I will tell you what has befallen the wretched inhabitants of this island, and what will befall you too.
When the inhabitants of the island saw what had befallen them, they were filled with despair, and did everything they could think of to escape from such a dreadful fate.
When she learnt what had befallen him she called together all the sorceresses in the country in order that they should tell her where the eyes were.
Dear daughter,' she cried, 'what evil fate has befallen you?
The princess hastened to this charming spot, and sitting down on the grass began to think over the misfortune which had befallen her, and burst into tears as she reflected on her sad condition.
It's not a tithe of the harm which would have befallen if I had given way!
I am sure he will say that good fortune has befallen him, that so great and noble a man as you, the grandson of Amaterasu, should come down to the bottom of the sea.
As my brother prizes his fishing hook above all his other possessions, this is the greatest calamity that could have befallen me.
The wicked neighbor, as before, heard of the good old man's fortune, and of all that had so auspiciously befallen him, and he could not suppress all the envy and jealousy that filled his heart.
He could hardly move, and all he could do was to lie on the beach quite helpless and weep over the misfortune that had befallen him.
When the hare heard these kind words he felt very grateful to the man, and encouraged by his gentle manner the hare told him all that had befallen him.
It ran frisking around, uttering its singular cries, and seemingly astonished and unable to comprehend the catastrophe that had befallen its mother!
Pray, lose no more time, but tell me at once what kind of terrible adventure is this that has befallen you.
He urged that the misfortunes that had befallen France were much rather to be ascribed to the cruel persecutions that had been inflicted on so many guiltless victims.
Meantime this policy, united to the fear of a fate similar to that which had befallen their fellow-believers elsewhere, is said to have led to a great number of conversions to the Roman Catholic Church.
Undiscouraged by the manifold disasters which had befallen him, La Salle once more set out from Fort Frontenac for the regions of the Great West.
You see what evil has befallen the land overseass We pray you by God that you take the cross, and succour the land overseas in his stead.
There were many opinions given and discussed; and much were those of the host moved for the mischief that had that day befallen them.
And a very great mischance had befallen those who were before Salonika, for many people of the host were stricken down with sickness.
And much dole was made for him, for great was the loss-one of the greatest that had befallen the host by any man's death.
My object, as expressly avowed, was to use the bank to break the connection between the government and the banking system gradually, in order to avert the catastrophe which has now befallen us, and which I then clearly perceived.
These good intentions, if it be conceded that the danger was real which it was designed to avert, were most unfortunate as the beginning of a policy the end of which was fraught with the greatest evils that have ever befallen the Union.
The height occupied by General Lee was shrouded in fog, and, as morning had dawned without the expected signal, he concluded that some mishap had befallen the force which was to make it.
Had aught befallen the Duke on the field of Ramillies, a glorious victory would have become, I cannot doubt, a fearful defeat.
Dick, who had an unbounded admiration for his young master, and an immense confidence in his luck, albeit no special good fortune had befallen him since he had taken service with him.
But what had befallen him since, and where was he now?
Yes; and there is no knowing what might have befallen her, but for the timely arrival of Sir Grey.
I thought of what had befallen Jean, and shook my head.
Then, and then only, he commanded, was his son to know what had befallen him.
Flosi was little stirred at what had befallen them, but said, "No one could tell whether things would stop there, for there is no man like Kari of all that are now left in Iceland.
It never has befallen me to make my father bow down before me, or to have fought against him, as thou didst with thy father.
Then he got into the boat and some men with him, but when he found Ospak he told him of the wonders which had befallen them, and bade him say what he thought they boded.
Now King Sigtrygg and Earl Gilli wished to hear of these tidings which had happened at the burning, and so, also, what had befallen since.
After that he stood up, and said he had behaved like a coward, "But I would that I might be able to avenge this which has befallen me on some of those who burnt him.
No serious injury had befallen me either physically or emotionally and I had every reason to be happy.
Often depressed or angry, he was tormented by the many adversities which had befallen our family.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "befallen" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
