Example Sentences

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He was finally emotional and I had become a man.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Local fishermen pulled up two large masses of metal that had become fused together through centuries of marine corrosion after snagging them in their nets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The family fled to the Elasha Biyaha district north-west of Mogadishu, which had become a refuge for hundreds of thousands of people.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

An opinion poll last week showed One Nation, for decades a fringe group led by provocateur Pauline Hanson, had become the country's most popular party.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Before Don Alonso had become Don Quixote, he had had two good friends: the village priest and the village· barber.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios