"became hungry" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when someone has gone from not feeling hungry to feeling hungry. For example, "After a long day of working, he became hungry and went to get some dinner."
In MacMillan's bold, sensuous choreography her body threw off its habitual controls and her face became hungry with emotion.
Property speculators became hungry for previously neglected spaces, going from regenerating derelict factories all the way to redeveloping dilapidated council estates.
Colleagues dubbed him the kingmaker when he removed Hussein's patient brother, Hassan, from the succession, and put Abdullah, the king's son, on the throne instead.But then, say the king's friends, he became hungry for reward.
"It's about the personal and psychological failings of a man, a prime minister, who was not able to curb a woman who became hungry with power," he said of Mr. Necas.
But it might simply be that the novelty wore off: people lost the taste for seeing their daily lives reflected back at them and became hungry for escapist entertainments made in Hollywood".
But those who stayed became hungry.
But as the NBA and its competitor leagues became hungrier for the best black players, the Globetrotters' emphasis on showmanship increased.
Agents can get tired and become hungry, just like people.
Michael, uneasy at first, becomes hungry for knowledge.
They do it because if they don't, they become hungry, lose their house, their car, and their income.
After the switch, food waste declined and children were less likely to become hungry or feel sick later in the day.
