Sentence examples for primary become from inspiring English sources

Why did the Republican presidential primary become an American Idol of bellicose, anti-government, anti-social, anti-intellectual rhetoric where the contestant who made the most outrageous statement was rewarded with applause, cheers and votes?

The less competitive the district, the more the party primary becomes the "real" election.

If the primary becomes too divisive, or if conservatives appear poised for a victory, Mrs. Whitman has indicated she might intercede by endorsing either Mr. Gormley or Mr. Franks.

Governor Bush's popularity will almost certainly help Attorney General Charlie Crist, who in Tuesday's primary became the Republican nominee to succeed him.

By James Surowiecki Bill de Blasio, with his victory in last Tuesday's Democratic mayoral primary, became the locus of New Yorkers' hopes and fears.

As Mr. Cuomo himself joked, wasn't this supposed to happen next week, after the results of the Democratic primary became known?

In prior relationships, I would have done the more hierarchal stuff, but for me, when you've been together for so long, primary becomes natural and especially when you add things like marriage, owning a car, a house.

The cliffhanger primaries became the story.

After March 31st, the primaries became a mano a mano between Kennedy and McCarthy.

Instead, primaries became part of the Jim Crow-era disenfranchisement of newer members of the electorate.

That's the de-facto change, but the de-jure change is that the primaries became binding.