become
verb (used without object)
to come, change, or grow to be (as specified).
have been becoming
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present perfect progressiveof become.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“The jet stream in particular seems to have been becoming much more wavy.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2023
Trucks have been becoming more like cars for years and now include as many technical and luxury appointments as equivalently priced cars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2020
"It has become a trend to create the most crazy looking video you can. And the pranks themselves have been becoming more and more extreme," TenEighty magazine's Alex Brinnand told the BBC.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2018
So-called robo-advisors have been becoming more popular, Powell says.
From US News ● Sep. 16, 2016
To his thinking it would not have been becoming to do so without some ceremony.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Anthony Trollope
