escalates
- present tense form of escalate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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If you book a holiday, then the situation escalates before you buy travel insurance, then less cover may be available.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
It all seems like harmless mischief until it escalates.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
His remarks to attendees at a Toronto conference emerge as concern escalates about the slow pace of talks between Ottawa and Washington regarding USMCA, which faces a formal, U.S.-led review this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
But if the war escalates, Gabelman expects other companies to do better.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“Doesn’t my opinion matter?” he asks one evening, before the conversation escalates to door slamming.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
