became
Example Sentences
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The idea became highly influential in evolutionary biology and eventually appeared widely in biology textbooks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
They became centimillionaires after Poppi was sold to PepsiCo for nearly $2 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The more people I interviewed, the less convinced I became that it is.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
They became a staple of the indie scene through the 2000s, and fit in with the broader, decluttered millennial aesthetic that emerged in the 2010s.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
But on the morning of the third day I became violently ill.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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