become

[bɪˈkʌm]

Definition:
1. Come into existence.
2. Enter or assume a certain state or condition.
3. Undergo a change or development.
4. Enhance the appearance of.

Use 'become' in a sentence:

• 1. He'd become quite the little gentleman.
• 2. Elderly people easily become socially isolated.
• 3. Her relationship with Mark has become stale.
• 4. She had become addicted to golf.
• 5. Today's hits rapidly become old hat.
• 6. Her husband had become withdrawn and moody.
• 7. He has become more moralistic.
• 8. Will Britain ever become a classless society?
• 9. I've become very disillusioned with politics.
• 10. His hospital room had become a prison.
• 11. We must not become complacent about progress.
• 12. He's become quite a fundi on wine.
• 13. He's become the target for a lot of criticism recently.
• 14. Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.
• 15. One of the panels had become detached from the main structure.
• 16. Inter-racial marriages have become commonplace.
• 17. His face had become peculiarly expressionless.
• 18. Her sole object in life is to become a travel writer.
• 19. Such behaviour did not become her.
• 20. The reforms have recently become law.
• 21. Doctors become inured to death.
• 22. The bill will become law next year.
• 23. I see he's become a family man.
• 24. The situation might all too easily have become a disaster.
• 25. Their music has become very commercialized in recent years.
• 26. He became very weak towards the end of his life.
• 27. Students should aim to become more independent of their teachers.
• 28. His aim was to become president.
• 29. The programme has become a firm favourite with young people.
• 30. Military action may become necessary.
• 31. At night, the dark streets become menacing.
• 32. The judge's decision became a legal talking point.
• 33. He had become insensitive to cold.
• 34. Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives.
• 35. What became of that student who used to live with you?
• 36. The Internet has become part of everyday life.
• 37. Prison conditions have become more brutal.
• 38. My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become.
• 39. He has become mega rich.
• 40. Look how lazy we've become.
• 41. How much does it cost to become a member?
• 42. I didn't expect him to become a successful writer.
• 43. The stream had become a raging torrent.
• 44. Wearing fur has become unfashionable.
• 45. The rural population has become increasingly politicized in recent years.
• 46. It soon became apparent that no one was going to come.
• 47. Patients can become conditioned to particular forms of treatment.
• 48. The new speed limit on this road becomes effective from 1 June.
• 49. She only became coherent again two hours after the attack.
• 50. Will time travel ever become a reality?
• 51. It soon became clear that the programme was a failure.
• 52. With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete.
• 53. The new office block has become an expensive white elephant.
• 54. In the 1990s the area became a magnet for new investment.
• 55. The environment has become a very hot issue.
• 56. Health care should not become a political football.
• 57. Health and fitness have become big business.
• 58. We need to become critical text-readers.