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.
• 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
• Rock has become a very obscure kind of label to call something.
  — Pino Gagliardi, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2023
• The Thunder have held him to nine points twice and have forced one of the game’s best scorers to become more of a facilitator.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
• Prince Harry’s book, Spare, broke records and became the fastest-selling non-fiction book of all time.
  — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• In recent years, Yudkowsky has become a subject of ridicule to many tech movers and shakers.
  — Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
• Over the last few years, vintage and archival fashion have become more and more popular on the red carpet.
  — Cazzie David, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
• The basement would become Rivera’s entire world for the next several months.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
• In one video, Hutcherson and a fan trade friendship bracelets, which has become a pre-show tradition for Swifties at Eras Tour concerts.
  — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024