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Example sentences for: escalation

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

The pessimistic spin: The escalation reflects a deep distrust between GM and the UAW that will cause an even worse strike when their national agreement expires next year.
Analysts suggested a further escalation of violence.
The LAT says the move is an escalation of Starr's investigation.
Had Kennedy not opted for the blockade, it's clear that the first combat use of nuclear weapons since Nagasaki could have prompted a terrifying cycle of escalation.
The paper calls the move "a significant escalation."