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Sentences ending with became

The further we went the hotter the sun got, and the more rocky and bare, repulsive and dreary the landscape became. [5]
Now my father was--" It was lucky there were no calls for the Young Doctor that particular early morning, else the course of Jean Jacques' life might have been greatly different from what it became. [11]
The more she tried to realise him the more mixed she became. [11]
When he came to Mrs. Stowe, he was as large as he ever was, and apparently as old as he ever became. [4]
The longer he thought, the less amiable his expression became. [10]
The more he thought upon it the more angry with himself he became. [11]
The longer she thought the more puzzled she became. [11]
It had stopped snowing long before, and the farther they went the lighter the drifts became. [10]
This was indignantly rejected by Rosalie, but the more she thought, the more uneasy she became. [11]
The wrath of King James was probably never cooled against tobacco, but the expression of it was somewhat tempered when he perceived what a source of revenue it became. [4]

Short sentences using became

The conversation became worldly. [4]
It became her wonderfully. [9]
What became of Winona? [5]
She became my wife. [11]
Ambition became it well. [11]
And speech became very difficult. [9]
New York became unbearable. [9]
You became a tailor! [11]
Suddenly he became suave. [9]
We became absolute strangers. [9]

Sentences containing became two or more times

I became the willing butt of their jokes; this perfected my popularity; I became a favorite. [5]
The doctor's and the post-master's sons became 'mud clerks;' the wholesale liquor dealer's son became a barkeeper on a boat; four sons of the chief merchant, and two sons of the county judge, became pilots. [5]
From the edge of this precipice the first impulse was to start back in surprise and dread, but presently the observer became reassured of its stability, and became fascinated by the lonesome wildness of the scene. [4]
In his advocacy of the candidate with whom, and the government of which he became the head, his relations became afterwards so full of personal antagonism, he spoke as a man of his ardent nature might be expected to speak on such an occasion. [6]
Then it seemed, not that the mist cleared, but that his eyes became stronger, and saw through the delicate haze; and now the room became wholly, concretely visible. [11]
His glance became more animated as his conclusions became more hopeless. [2]
The respect which had been paid me before, passed suddenly away, and the people became friendly--more than that--they became familiar, and I'm not used to familiarity, and can't take to it right off; I find that out. [5]
Presently the descent became steeper and the bridge flimsier, and sprays from the American Fall began to rain down on us in fast increasing sheets that soon became blinding, and after that our progress was mostly in the nature of groping. [5]
Barbara Golding's cheeks became pale, but she did not stir; the soldier, with an exclamation of surprise half joyful, half pathetic, took a step forward, and then became motionless also. [11]
I became an artist's model; sickened of that,"--her voice went quickly here, "joined a travelling menagerie, and became what I am. [11]

More example sentences with the word became in them

When I read your letter first, a flood of fire seemed to run through my veins; then I became as though I had been dipped in ether, and all the winds of an arctic sea were blowing over me. [11]
True, it was your duty; for ever since Isabella became my wife you have taken advantage of my poverty and impaired my right to command her. [10]
So the two young men became first dear, and finally almost indispensable to each other. [10]
From the moment you went to see her you became responsible for her. [9]
I will tell you how he became so magnanimous. [7]
For a dozen years, by operations, various, secret, untiring, he had been laying the foundations for his success, and in the maturing of his schemes it became apparent how vast his transactions had been. [4]
During the latter years of his life he became increasingly interested in social questions, some of which partook of a semi-political character. [4]
But about fourteen years before his death he became closely connected with Harper's Magazine. [4]
These became from year to year more common; about five years ago he shot one, and afterwards another, and now they are frequently killed. [1]
For a few yards Silver Tassel was going strong, then his pace slackened, he seemed to sink lower in the water, and his stroke became splashing and irregular. [11]
And the device would take on color, red-bronze like the sumach in the autumn and streaks of vermilion, and two glowing coals that were eyes, and above them eagles' feathers, and the cracks became bramble bushes. [9]
Howbeit, my cousin would not do the like service for the Knight of Welemisl, in whose mien and manners he put less trust, wherefore I became his surety, out of sheer pity and at Herdegen's prayer. [10]
His eyes grew worse, and on the very day which brought us the news of your safe arrival in Babylon, Amasis became totally blind. [10]
Nicholas' position became worse and worse. [2]
To Jim the world became a sea of maddening forces which buffeted him; a whirlpool of fire in which his brain was tortured, his mind was shrivelled up; a vast army rending itself, each man against the other. [11]
As the day wore on, the air became more amiable still, and a delicate haze settled over the water and over the land, making softer to the eye house and hill and rock and sea. [11]
The weeks again wore on, and autumn became winter, and then at last one day the Cure came, bringing his brother, a great Parisian surgeon lately arrived from France on a short visit. [11]
As the days wore into months, Monsieur Vigo's place very naturally became the headquarters for our army, if army it might be called. [9]
After these farewell words Frau Maria's features became painfully distorted, the lids drooped over her eyes, there was a brief struggle, then a slight gesture from the physician announced to the weeping group that her earthly pilgrimage was over. [10]
I have often wondered what became of him. [4]
I was a woman ere I became Queen. [10]
She was familiar with whatever Grecian art had created, and the animated conversation became a bewitching spectacle. [10]
Learning goes usually with uprightness, broad views, and humanity; so the learned voters, possessing the balance of power, became the vigilant and efficient protectors of the great lower rank of society. [5]
We tempted him with the delicacies of the season, but it soon became impossible for him to eat, and for two weeks he ate or drank scarcely anything. [4]
She tortured herself with questions, and the less peace her aunt gave her, the more unendurable her headache became, the more plainly she felt that the fever, against whose relaxing power she had struggled for days, would conquer her. [10]
I became acquainted with Monsieur Bihin, le plus bel homme du monde, and one of the biggest, a great many years ago, and have kept up my agreeable relations with him ever since. [6]
They became instinct with life to me, and have always remained so; for my mother gave them the form of dramas, in which I was permitted to be an actor. [10]
The motion changed with it, became rougher, and the hoof-beats a fraction less frequent. [9]
Therefore his relations with his brother-in-law, whose prudent caution he considered avarice, and whose earnest protests against his often unprecedented demands frequently roused his ire, became more and more unfriendly. [10]
Later he camped with Bob Howland, who, as City Marshal of Aurora, became known as the most fearless man in the Territory, and, still later, with Calvin H. Higbie (Cal), to whom 'Roughing It' would one day be dedicated. [5]
I became familiar with all the intrigues, the designs of the Bonapartes; and what I did not know was told me by Prince Pierre, who was near my own age, and who used me always more like a friend than a servant. [11]
Pierre had spoken with a slow force and precision, yet, as he went on, his eyes almost became fixed on those shifting flames, and a deep look came into them, as he was moved by his own eloquence. [11]
I became, as will be seen, anything but a practical man in the true sense, though the world in which I had been brought up and continued to live deemed me such. [9]
She became his wife, but only a year later entered that other world which she had regarded as her true home even while here. [10]
No Egyptian from whom death had snatched a loved one failed to follow the swelling torrent, which increased till hundreds became thousands. [10]
They were united, wholly united, there was nothing except themselves, and thus they became to each other an especially blissful world, beside which every other created thing sank into nothingness. [10]
At once the whole horizon line of water became a bright crimson, which deepened as evening advanced, glowing with more intense fire, and holding a broad band of what seemed solid color for more than three quarters of an hour. [4]
Do you know who I am and how I became so? [10]
Her face became white, and almost mechanically she put the letters she held on a writing-table near; then coming to the bed again she looked at the rose with a kind of horror. [11]
Her feeble health, which was very evident, became her particularly ill when, as at this moment, the harsh acrimony of her embittered soul came to light with hideous plainness. [10]
The rich clothes which the princess had given her became her as if she had never worn any others; she could obey discreetly, disappear at the right moment, and, when she was invited, chatter delightfully. [10]
The service, to which she had objected as archaic, became subordinate, spiritualized, dominated by the personality. [9]
A certain sullenness which Rudyard and no one else had ever seen came into her eyes, and her lips became white with an ominous determination. [11]
Shorter's brown eyes, which became very wide and serious, too. [9]
The firing, however, which became more and more violent, was louder than any other noise; and when we saw our mother wild with anxiety, we, too, began to be alarmed for our dear, sweet Martha. [10]
That curly grass which always grows by country roadsides became clearly visible, still wet with the night's rain; the drooping branches of the birches, also wet, swayed in the wind and flung down bright drops of water to one side. [2]
A little later, when the veil had lifted, it became a mirror for the hills and crags, the blue reaches of the sky. [9]
It was only when the man left the table that his face became serious. [4]
On Friday afternoon, when Stephen was deep in Whittlesey and the New Code, he became aware of Ephum standing beside him. [9]
Like many Southerners, when it became a question of go or stay, Mr. Brinsmade's unfaltering love for the Union had kept him in. [9]
You will understand when I tell you I have lived a life of agony ever since you became a candidate. [11]
He became animated when he began reading his paper and specially drew Rostov's attention to the stinging rejoinders he made to his enemies. [2]
It don't say whatever became of William Schuyler. [5]
To speak of what would have happened had Napoleon sent his Guards is like talking of what would happen if autumn became spring. [2]
So I became what I am. [10]
But look here-- what do you suppose became of the man you've been representing all this time? [5]
I asked him what became of the vest and the buttons, and the bar of iron. [4]
I was told what became of him, but as it was a disappointment to me, I will not enter into details. [5]
But Lincoln's ways were so essentially different from his that they never became quite intelligible, and certainly not congenial to him. [7]
But when they were passing the prison she became frightened. [10]
If the deceased were not a chief, the house only was defiled which became pure again on the burial of the body. [5]
The rolling wheels were noiseless, and the sharp ring and clatter of the horses' hoofs, became a dull, muffled tramp. [12]
Warm, still days were interspersed between the windy ones, when the sky was turquoise blue, when the very river banks were steeped in new colours, when the distant, shadowy mountains became real. [9]
When the sticks were in his hand, all trembling ceased, and his hands became steady. [11]
Literally the nights were filled with music, and the only cares that infested the day appeared in the anxious faces of the mothers as the campaign became more intricate and uncertain. [4]
His own funds were exhausted by this time, and Orion, with his rather slender salary, became the financial partner of the firm. [5]
Only, if I were a man, I shouldn't rest until I became great. [9]
The farther he went, the more cloudy became the sky,--which here so rarely failed to show a sunny vault of blue at noonday,--the more fiercely howled the tempest. [10]
And, as we went southward, our hands and faces became blotched all over by the bites of mosquitoes and flies, and we smothered ourselves under blankets to get rid of them. [9]
As the weeks went on, the strain became intense. [11]
Presently, as we went on silently with our unpacking, we became aware of someone in the doorway. [9]
As the days went on and spring began to appear in the light, fleeting clouds in the blue sky and in the greening foliage in the city squares, Philip became more and more restless. [4]
As the weeks went by, the relapses certainly became fewer. [9]
As the days went by, Lord Montague, in high and confident spirits, became more and more a familiar inmate of the house. [4]
As the days went by and she did not appear, his expectation became a kind of torture. [4]
As the days went by and nothing happened to break the monotony of his waiting and his fruitless search, he became despondent. [4]
Indeed, as days, weeks and months went on, his position became less valuable to himself, and his financial affairs suffered from his own and his agent's bad management. [11]
The more I weakened, the more stubbornly you fastened on to those particular sins; till at last the places on my person that represent those vices became as callous as shark-skin. [5]
Her knees became weak, she looked around her dizzily, and beheld the triumphant professional smile of the Honourable Dave Beckwith. [9]
Some instinct taught Washington that his present lack of money would be an obstruction, though possibly not a bar, to his hopes, and straightway his poverty became a torture to him which cast all his former sufferings under that held into the shade. [5]
Months after this was written, I happened into the National Gallery in London, and soon became so fascinated with the Turner pictures that I could hardly get away from the place. [5]
In this memorandum--which was written many years afterwards--we read the simple story of his love: "We saw each other every day, and I became excessively attached to her. [4]
One, I remember, was very voluble, and over-explained everything, so that we became afraid to ask him a question. [6]
The nearer she was to Charley, the farther away from him, to her mind, was Portugais, and she became magnanimous. [11]
How Mr. Jason was to be rewarded by the land company's left-hand, unknown, to the land company's right hand, became a problem worthy of a genius. [9]
Always, always she was singing till the time when my father became a rebel. [11]
Here the land was rugged and bold, while farther on it became gentle and spacious, and was flecked or striped with farms on which low, white houses with dormer-windows and big stoops flashed to the passer-by the message of the pioneer, "It is mine. [11]
When the salmon-fisher was roused, his anger became desperately serious. [11]
For Mr. Varney was right,--one could feel enthusiasm for Theodore Watling; and my growing intimacy with him, the sense that I was having a part in his career, a share in his success, became for the moment the passion of my life. [9]
The broncho he was riding, as though the disturbance in Orlando's breast had passed into its own wilful body, suddenly became restless to be off, and as Orlando gave no encouragement, showed signs of bucking. [11]
Barry Whalen, however, was possessed of a kind of fear, and presently his face became troubled. [11]
But the impulse was only momentary, and the vexed look became a kind one before it had crossed the room. [12]
At first there was no recognition, then they became consciously clearer. [11]
True, the latter was much quicker than the former, who if the situation became critical, pondered over it an unconscionably long time. [10]
Moreover, a time was just approaching in which she withdrew too far from this conflict to follow it with full attention, for her son's first deed of heroism became known in Brussels. [10]
General Grant, hard-pressed, was induced by the editors to prepare one or more articles, and, finding that he could write them, became interested in the idea of a book. [5]
At first it was indefinite, vague, without clear form, but at last it became a room dimly outlined, delicately veiled, as it were. [11]
So complete, now, was his forgetfulness of self, of his future, of the irrevocable consequences of the step he had taken, that it was only gradually he became aware that some one was standing near him, and with a start he recognized McCrae. [9]
And soon it was he who became daring, declaring that there would be time enough to talk another day; that for the present her rosy mouth had nothing to do but to cure him with kisses. [10]
But the Maria was hardly cast and under way before it became painfully apparent that the Celebrity was much better fitted to lead a cotillon than to sail a boat. [9]

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