was escalating
- past progressive of escalate.
Example Sentences
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The last time this animal-element combo occurred, the Vietnam War was escalating, the civil rights movement was at a crossroads and the Black Panther Party was created.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
Local resident Maria, 56, told AFP the situation in the city was "escalating."
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
They had immigrated from Lithuania in 1938, just as the persecution of Jews was escalating in Germany.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
By the 1980s, the conflict was escalating into wider war, threatening to pull the United States and Soviet Union into direct conflict.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
The internal armed struggle was escalating and they wanted the commander of MK on the scene.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
