become uncommon

Frequency: 7.015.0 per million words

To describe the process of something changing from common to rare.

uncommonVERB + uncommon

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become

Examples (10)

  • In recent years, typewriters have become quite uncommon.
  • Such practices used to be widespread, but they have gradually become uncommon.
  • As technology advanced, manual labor began to become uncommon in many industries.
  • Seeing a flock of wild parrots in this city has become incredibly uncommon.
  • If we don't protect these species, they will become uncommon and eventually extinct.
  • The traditional art form is starting to become uncommon among the younger generation.
  • It has become increasingly uncommon to find honest politicians in today's climate.
  • With the rise of digital media, printed newspapers have become relatively uncommon.
  • During the war, fresh food supplies became uncommon in the besieged city.
  • His unique talent will never become uncommon; it will always stand out.