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Example sentences for: became

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Once it was restored, between 1872 and 1876, the palace became respectable.
In 1568 Sebastian became king of Portugal at age 14.
Like many other al Qaeda operatives, the Saudis who eventually became the muscle hijackers were targeted for recruitment outside Afghanistan- probably in Saudi Arabia itself.
The 25-year-old report contains an unjustly ignored example of the fine old political art of deceiving without lying: When Ford was asked at his vice-presidential confirmation hearings if he would ever pardon Nixon if he became president, he replied, "I don't think the country would stand for it."
After the Spaniards went on to other islands in the Caribbean, the island became a base for English pirate John Watling; indeed until 1926 it was known as Watling’s Island.