Sentence examples for instead of becoming known from inspiring English sources

Yet instead of becoming known for our expectation of reasonable behavior, Montana quickly gained a reputation as the place to go if you wanted to drive recklessly.

They were also afraid of the stigma of becoming known as HIV-positive.

This led to the residential area around the building becoming known as Crystal Palace instead of Sydenham Hill.

The mechanism of acupuncture analgesia is gradually becoming known.

"We plunged instead of hedging," Mr. Morse said, "and after a while I was becoming known as the nut who was backing a dark horse.

So instead of subscribing to the popular notion that more is better, consider that becoming known as an expert in one very specific niche is what many successful business owners have known all along.

Instead of becoming nurses or mechanics, they become telecom engineers or machinists.

Instead of becoming a mathematician, he'd become an underemployed roofer.

So I decided that instead of becoming a straight man, I would become more assertive.

Instead of becoming an architect or an urban planner, Mr. Atta had become an Islamic terrorist.

Instead of becoming a fan by hitting a "Like" button, people must choose to become members.