Sentence examples for became from high-quality English sources.

• Vilnius once again became its capital.

• Sonic's smooth blue fur became a darker shade of blue, and his eyes became green to contrast with his skin.

• The young developer, whose name became synonymous with flamboyant wealth and glittering extravagance, became extremely wealthy throughout the 1980's.

• Polka-dotted clowns squirting water and fashioning balloon animals became a staple of children’s parties, and the modern clown became associated with childish comedy rather than theatre.

• Buenos Aires became its capital in 1880.

• Edinburgh became Scotland’s capital in the 1400s.

• In 1356 the margravate became the electorate of Brandenburg.

• That party also later became part of the new Democratic Party.

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• Rivera and his followers used red colours and became the Colorado…

• Santa Fe became the capital of the Territory of New Mexico in 1851.

• Later that year Taskin, a Siamese general, ousted the Burmese and became king.

• In 1990 Namibia became independent and Nujoma became its first president.

• After Belgium became independent (1830), the city expanded and became a major industrial centre.

• The trade eventually became obligatory and hereditary, and the baker became a kind of civil servant with limited freedom of action.

• In 2001 Colin Powell became the first black U.S. secretary of state, and in 2008 Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected president of the United States.

• Radio had an impact in Australia equal to that elsewhere; radio stations became a mark of urban status, and the Australian Broadcasting Commission became a major force in culture and journalism.

became sentence examples

• According to the lawsuit, McDonald's saw a "startling decrease" in its number of black franchisees after 2015, when Steve Easterbrook became CEO and Chris Kempczinski became the head of the US business.

• …other religions, as in the Finno-Ugric peoples who became Christians (see Finno-Ugric religion), Turkic peoples in Central Asia and Asia Minor who became Muslim, and Mongols who became Buddhists.

• Corruption scandals that were never properly investigated or punished came and went; a savage, self-deceiving complacency became the ruling creed; a culture of cronyism became the norm, and backwardness became self-perpetuating.

• With schoolchildren stuck at home his 30 minute fitness sessions, livestreamed from Wicks’ curiously pristine living room, became part of daily life for many families – although they became less regular after he was left needing surgery at the start of May after his hand became infected following an operation.