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Example sentences for: befallen

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In the past, when this fate has befallen the reigning ethnic group in American society, the group's standard response has been to redefine merit.
If only the same fate had befallen Burn Hollywood Burn . Critics have called it "bilious," "ham-handed," "a hapless display ...
Anyway, the front pages at the NYT , the LAT and the WP report that this is exactly what's befallen former Clinton HUD secretary Henry Cisneros.