- present tense form of become (3rd person singular).
becomes
Example Sentences
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Harbour: The more intimate something becomes, the less people want to ask you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The differences between the two men stretch as long as the Hampden pitch, the one similarity his employers are banking on is that he becomes the serial qualifier Clarke became.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The risk right now is that the bar has been set so high that disappointment becomes possible even when results look strong.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
And the worse the problem, the more likely it becomes that central banks have to create yet more special tools to address it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
And, as Roosevelt would soon witness, when a situation becomes so desperate and dangerous that death seems inevitable, fear can bring out the worst in people.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
