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Example sentences for: escalates

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

If the situation escalates, a threat conference may be convened.
The longer he holds out at home and escalates the genocide in Kosovo, the more the American media pronounce the bombing a failure.
The unfairness of Gore's accusations escalates in response to Bradley's attempts to defend himself.
As the crisis escalates, the critics pile on further.
But as the war over Kosovo escalates, such analogies prove to be of limited and rapidly diminishing use.