How to Use become in a Sentence

become

verb

• The crackers had become stale.
• The book has become quite popular.
• It eventually became clear that he had lied.
• This kind of behavior hardly becomes a person of your age and position.
• She won the election, becoming the first woman to be President of the nation.
• We became interested in the property last year.
• Although I've known him for years, we didn't become close friends until recently.
• How will that play out in an era when school choice has become a GOP litmus test?
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
• By noon, there were more than 100 of them, all braving the cold for what has become a weekly ritual.
  — Chavie Lieber, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
• Now that the region has become safer, the people who live there are experiencing a greater sense of pride in their culture, Sierra noted.
  — Anika Fajardo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
• Kanye West was at the beginning of what would become a complete self-immolation of his career and image, and made… Ye.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2023
• Bowling said the $8 million in profit that will go to paying down the fuel debt would have eventually become capital credits, but that can take a couple decades to accomplish.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023
• Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first community in the world to add fluoride to its water supply in 1945.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
• As a number of long-serving members have retired in recent years, Moore has become the de facto dean of Wisconsin’s House delegation.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
• Spring sees the snow melt into the rivers and the trout start to become active.
  — Michael Williams, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
• This past June, San Jose became the first city to move forward since it was passed in 2023.
  — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
• McDaniels departed in 2022 to become the head coach of the Raiders.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 23 Mar. 2023
• The song rises 4-1 to become the first champ of the year on the multi-metric ranking.
  — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024
• Sephardic eggs are slow-cooked so that whites become a creamy brown color.
  — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
• Kathie Lee became known for her candor as a parent in the public eye.
  — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• Forget it: one night of poor sleep and most guys over 40 become zombies.
  — Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 13 May 2023
• May might become the first man to compete in artistic swimming at an Olympics.
  — Howard Fendrich, The Denver Post, 7 June 2024
• After a whirlwind romance that grew out of a friendship, the couple became engaged by the end of the year.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
• The slimmer walkways jammed up when the 2024 event became crowded.
  — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
• He's become good at jailhouse lawyering, and there's little else to do with his time.
  — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 3 Mar. 2024
• The handy heat alert system means the red button on the shade turns white should the car become dangerously hot.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 1 July 2024
• Link was shot and became trapped inside the home and later succumbed to his injuries.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Aug. 2024
• Weiss became involved in settlement politics in the wake of the 1967 war.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
• LeBron James can opt out of his contract with the Lakers this summer and become a free agent.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
• At no point did the men become violent, but the students had to hold the door shut as one of them attempted to get into the room.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Nov 2024