- past tense form of become.
became
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Having moved quickly into the ready-to-drink market as it boomed following the pandemic, Au Vodka became second only to BuzzBallz in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest ever black professor in 2023, was found dead Friday aged 41, following multiple plagiarism accusations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Once adoption increased enough, those slight increases per average order added up and became enough to justify the costs of building and maintaining the AI tools, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
This period marked a major evolutionary shift from predominantly soft-bodied organisms toward the Cambrian explosion, when animals with greater mobility, shells, and skeletons became increasingly prominent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The buildings and streetlamps became fewer and farther between.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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