become
verb (used without object)
to come, change, or grow to be (as specified).
was becoming
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past progressiveof become.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Private equity was becoming less important at Apollo, while private credit and retirement insurance—Athene’s domain—were becoming more central.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
And it came about because more than half a century ago, when it appeared that the coast was becoming too privatized and industrialized, a citizen uprising led to the protections we enjoy today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Over several years, the team has tracked expanding fractures and growing evidence that the glacier's floating ice tongue was becoming unstable.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Helen Barley, from Cleethorpes, who has two children aged 10 and 13, said buying school uniform was "becoming increasingly more expensive each year".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
For me, the person I was becoming when we left was erased, and another one was created.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
