became

Example Sentences

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One midwife says when she first started at the trust, in the early 2010s, neonatal deaths were rare but became "increasingly common" and staff became "desensitised" to what was happening.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"The shirt became a masterpiece years later," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Campaigning for a second term, Mr. Trump became fully uprooted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Long before RZA and the GZA became musical legends – when their friends called them Robert Diggs and Gary Grice – martial arts cinema was relegated to cinematic margins.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

I was forty years old and living in poverty when I first became involved with sled dogs.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen