became
Example Sentences
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She spoke of one audience member, a relative of someone who was murdered, who became more open to a debate about the merits of capital punishment after seeing the opera.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
As women became more common on stage, audiences began to reject male actors in female roles.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Stoudemire, who was the only NBA player in this year’s class, was Rookie of the Year in 2003 and became six-time All-Star.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The former “Cosby Show” actor became the subject of viral job-shaming, with critics mocking him for working retail decades after his television success.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The rocks became bigger, the trees smaller; then the trees were left behind entirely as they streamed out onto a stone flatness like nothing he’d ever known.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
