becomes
- present tense form of become (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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After the water cools and becomes denser, it sinks and flows southward along the ocean floor.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
It becomes a liability when utilities build ahead of speculative demand into a capacity-constrained market without those protections.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The longer the litigation drags on, the more expensive it becomes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The rising air cools and becomes a "fire cloud": a turbulent mass that can generate its own winds that worsen fires.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
What happened this morning becomes the talk of the school and makes its way into our classrooms.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
