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.
  • None of those bills has become law so far.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Over time, the egg white becomes more acidic.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Those five years became a time to pause and absorb.
    — Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Keeping it becomes the thing that hurts us all.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • But this shows how waste can become a resource.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
  • And then the band became a bar, the band became a brand.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
  • This is where travel and live events become more than perks.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Of course, that became a millstone around my neck.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Purpose waits on you to become who you’re meant to be.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Still, her words stuck with me, and became a judgment of my own.
    — Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But this year’s event became a flashpoint.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Sephardic eggs are slow-cooked so that whites become a creamy brown color.
    — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Now those machines have become scarce.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Chris and Debbie had become full-on rock stars.
    — Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Knowing what to become is not the same as knowing how to get there.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • And so our Rise became our mascot.
    — ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • As time went on, Gatlin became more daring.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Their noise got loudest at night when the city became quiet.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Indeed, this is not likely to become a catchall for books and ephemera.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Spring sees the snow melt into the rivers and the trout start to become active.
    — Michael Williams, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Struggling to put on a pair of tight skinny jeans has become a thing of the past.
    — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • His 5-foot-10-inch-ish frame fills the net and fear becomes a stranger.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The broth should become a murky yellow-brown, with some fat on its surface.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022

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