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Meanings of become grave in English

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Usage of become grave in English
1
In the South, the signs of exhaustion had not yet become grave.
The Campaign of Chancellorsville
2
Catharine, who had at first smiled, had now become grave and sad.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
3
The day was declining; the shadows were lengthening; Madame Bordin had become grave.
Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, par...
4
This brought it definitely home to me that the situation had become grave.
The Boss of Little Arcady
5
Mrs. Mutimer pushed aside the girl's hand; her face had become grave again.
Demos
6
The faces of both had become grave, and Harley knew why.
The Candidate: A Political Romance
7
Her childlike face has now become grave and madonna like.
The Indian Lily and Other Stories
8
They had become grave, and examined him seriously with a sort of deep inquiry.
The Garden of Allah
9
But she was not going to let herself become grave.
The Visioning: A Novel
10
Iberville, whose face had become grave, went to De Casson and whispered to him.
The Trail of the Sword, Volume 2
11
The face of the girl over against the back of the chair had become grave.
The Trail of the Sword, Volume 1
12
De Guiche turns and looks at them; they instantly become grave, and set to play.
Cyrano de Bergerac
13
Yet I have become grave toward myself and others.
Romance of the Rabbit
14
The girls face had become grave, even almost troubled.
A Spirit in Prison
15
My tone had become grave, and my face overcast.
The Great Secret
16
He was perfectly still, but he had become grave.
The Translation of a Savage, Volume 2
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