become
verb (used without object)
to come, change, or grow to be (as specified).
had become
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past perfectof become.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And since the Fed raised rates last month, there was evidence investors had become more discriminating about their investments, Warsh said, pointing to how borrowing costs for some riskier companies have jumped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This indicated that the excess oxygen had become part of the glass structure rather than accumulating in bubbles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The union’s national executive director, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, told The Times that year that earning enough to qualify for health coverage had become a “real source of anxiety and concern for many members.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Attorneys for the brothers pushed for sentences of 15 years, arguing that they had become devoted fathers whose families would suffer in their absence.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Seth’s cough had become worse, and after an afternoon smoking fish he’d started to wheeze and spit out green phlegm, but the master did nothing about it.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
