became

[bih-keym]

verb

1. the simple past tense of become.

became

/ bɪˈkeɪm /

verb

1. the past tense of become

Example Sentences

On this night, though, Snell had nothing left — having failed to record a single 1-2-3 inning in what became his shortest start of the playoffs, five-plus innings that required 100 laborious pitches.

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The Kelce brothers drank loads of Garage Beer before they became the largest investor in the up-and-coming beer brand.

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Much of it has to do with Ben and Amy as children of famous people, of family vacations that became working vacations, and growing up on display.

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And so in a short period of time, it became obvious that that would be the inevitable result.

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Admittedly, as my quest progressed, the connections to Shelley’s tale became more tenuous.

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Related Words

• come 
• develop into www.thesaurus.com
• grow into 
• turn into www.thesaurus.com