Example Sentences

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Grillmair hadn't placed the call, but his wife believes the man blamed her husband for it as his behaviour was "escalating".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it was escalating a probe of the auto maker’s automated driving-assistance system.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

And whoever the man was, he was escalating.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros