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
• Over the next ten days or so, Sonny and I hung out and became friends.
  — Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
• Many will become fully formed and born in four to six weeks.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Sephardic eggs are slow-cooked so that whites become a creamy brown color.
  — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
• The bathroom has become one of the least safe places on campus, students in the county say.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
• My hiking poles soon become like crutches as my knees bear the brunt of the uneven path.
  — Rebecca Frankel, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2023
• Kathie Lee became known for her candor as a parent in the public eye.
  — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• There was no reason to believe this wouldn’t become a Jane’s song, too.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
• 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
• The Bears won a lot of games and became known for their touchdown celebrations.
  — Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Their separation and subsequent divorce proceedings became messy over how to split their assets.
  — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025