become

Example Sentences

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By the time the trial came around, “Miss Becky,” as many called her, had become indispensable to the visiting media, cheerfully accommodating their many demands inside and outside the courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Yet even they - the scouts, Klopp, everyone involved - could not have anticipated how Salah would become an all-time great.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

“But, yes, above 100, the pressure starts to increase dramatically, because the liquid phase becomes gas phase, and gas takes up any space available. It’ll take up more volume and become highly pressurized.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“But every strength can become a weakness. Your mother foolishly abused her magic.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff