- present tense form of become (3rd person singular).
becomes
Example Sentences
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With every passing hour, it becomes a little trickier to find food and water in the markets of La Guaira, which was decimated by Wednesday's quakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Beginning in kindergarten, children’s knowledge of numbers becomes more formal and symbol-based, according to Alice Klein, a developmental psychologist who studies early math screening and intervention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Those receiving honours will include forensic scientist Lorna Dawson, who was awarded a damehood in the New Year Honours, and New Seekers singer Eve Graham, who becomes an MBE for services to the music industry.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
The vastly greater number of investors whose “narrow portfolio underperforms or even becomes worthless don’t get press or dedicated Wikipedia pages,” Bessembinder told me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Neil Gaiman continues in my head, but becomes more like a dream deep within my mind.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
