Asked how he became a Navy hero: "It was involuntary. They sank my boat.". From LearnThat.org. [John F. Kennedy, Source: quoted in Schlesinger's A Thousand Days.]
Verb (used without object) : He became tired. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : That gown becomes you. ,conduct that becomes an officer. From Dictionary.com.
Every shadow became something more than a shadow, became an ambush; every rustle became a threat. From Wordnik.com. [The Thing in the Forest] Reference
After his death, in 1773, the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Dukeries] Reference
Rome in 1733, after which the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [Claverhouse] Reference
As the English language evolved the title became Sheriff. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Waxman: The Evictor: This Sheriff Doesn't Ride A White Horse] Reference
The title became famous and the brunt of many a controversy. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume IV: Modern Development of the Chemical and Biological Sciences] Reference
The title became extinct in 1764, upon the decease of Sir John. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete] Reference
Grandma was a locavore long before the term became fashionable. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND] Reference
When the album was given its American release, the title became. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
The title became extinct in 1776, on the death of the fifth earl. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780] Reference
A true shut-down corner before the term became hip Steve Atwater. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
After the death of Lord Burlington in 1753 the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Strand District The Fascination of London] Reference
The term became familiar to American fliers with the Royal Air Force. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Aviation] Reference
The third Duke died unmarried in 1803, when the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Strand District The Fascination of London] Reference
The title became extinct in 1764, upon the decease of Sir John Gerrard. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 201, September 3, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc] Reference
He was an expert in multimedia three decades before the term became cool. From Wordnik.com. [A Multimedia 'Dream'] Reference
The term became popular in the 1960s through the musical stage play Hair. From Wordnik.com. [Concise Dictionary of Religion] Reference
Much before the term became a byword for crime and glamour in Bollywood, a. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
The term became famous after the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Pingdom] Reference
The last earl died in 1759, leaving no male heir, and the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Kensington District The Fascination of London] Reference
The title became a popular slogan that was widely echoed throughout the Reformation. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The title became extinct in 1765, by the death of Sir Robert Cann, the sixth Baronet. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc] Reference
The term became in time a mere courtesy title but originally carried with it standing. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
In her 2008 e-book update, the title became Reverse Mortgages: Worst Enemy, Best Friend. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
The term became a reoccurring joke and mantra among campers for the rest of the weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories from LiveDaily.com] Reference
When I think of activists, I think of how the term became current in the 1960's in the US. From Wordnik.com. [Lennard Davis: Tea Party Activists? They Actually Are Inactivists!] Reference
The entail had been cut in the generation before and the title became extinct at his death. From Wordnik.com. [Man and Maid] Reference
Under the new directive in 1998 the title became national coordinator for counterterrorism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2004] Reference
D. (1425) William Herbert, second Marquis of Powis, upon whose death the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1] Reference
The term became especially freighted and cumbersome after 9 / 11, and lately has begun to chafe. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Artist John Kuhn began making bling-worthy art long before the term became a cultural obsession. From Wordnik.com. [dispatch.com: RSS] Reference
Thomas, was created Earl of Coningsby, but, dying without issue, the title became extinct in 1729. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
The talisman was probably at first an astronomical figure, but later the term became more comprehensive. From Wordnik.com. [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference
On the death of the second marquis, without male issue, the title became extinct, and the estate with the. From Wordnik.com. [The Dukeries] Reference
After the captivity, the term became synonymous with the Pentateuch, and this usage has obtained ever since. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
The term became the defining issue in RW Development's application for South Beach Casino in Biloxi in July. From Wordnik.com. [SunHerald.com: Featured Story] Reference
Pederotti had been made count by the King of Sardinia, but, as he left no male heir, the title became extinct. From Wordnik.com. [Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 2] Reference
The title became a very distinguished one and was sought by ambitious prelates and ecclesiastical statesmen, like. From Wordnik.com. [An Introduction to the History of Western Europe] Reference
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