Example Sentences

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Tensions between the Colombian president and President Trump have been escalating in recent weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Reports say tensions between both countries have been escalating over the issue of separate citizenship, with leaders on both sides holding a series of talks in recent months.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

“Prices have been escalating for nine consecutive weeks … setting new record highs on a daily basis since the week of Thanksgiving,” Karyn Rispoli, editor of the Egg Price Current, told CNN.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Prices on crab have been escalating over the last two years, said Sam D’Angelo, the owner of Samuels & Son Seafood, a wholesaler in Philadelphia.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

In recent months, tensions over women’s prayer have been escalating, and a compromise aimed at ending the dispute has stalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2016