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Example sentences for: escalated

How can you use “escalated” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The emergency response effort escalated with the crash of United 175 into the South Tower.
This is the latest in a series of incidents--a North Korean submarine crew infiltrating the South, North Korea's top ideologist seeking asylum in South Korea's Beijing embassy--that have escalated tensions between the two countries.
Newt Gingrich escalated the Republican assault on President Clinton's ethics.
The media have concentrated on this concern, and politicians have responded with escalated funding over the past two years for fundamental research into the many questions surrounding this mysterious disease.
The optimistic spin: Once both sides realized they had escalated manageable material disputes (e.g.