- present participle of become.
becoming
Example Sentences
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Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White and Martin Odegaard take turns to drop deep, becoming a fifth player to Arsenal's base in moments.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Adenot completed three spacewalks while also becoming the first French woman to venture outside the orbital outpost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Although he remained convinced of his abilities under center, it was becoming painfully obvious that the rest of the football world disagreed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
MPS has turned things around, becoming Italy's third-largest bank last year after the acquisition of Mediobanca.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“It’s a way of celebrating a girl becoming an adult.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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The Catcher in the Rye
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