Though poor, he carried himself with a dignity 'becoming' [='befitting'] a king.
She won the election, 'becoming' the first woman to be President of the nation.
It's 'becoming' [='getting'] quite cold in the evenings.
(..) You vote guilty like the rest of us, then some golden-voiced preacher tears your heart out - some underprivileged kid couldn't help becoming a murderer - and you change your vote. If that isn't the most sickening... Why don't you drop a quarter in his collection box? (..)1957 12 Angry Men