Sentence examples similar to a heightened escalation from inspiring English sources

We are always on a heightened alert.

Iran's announcement on Tuesday that it had succeeded in enriching uranium — a significant step toward building a weapon, which most experts believe is still years away — is bound to heighten the escalation of threats between Washington and Tehran.

The drama of the occasion was heightened by the escalation campaign of assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur against Blair, alleging racial discrimination - an irony, given that Blair's critics accused of him of being too liberal.

"It is a slightly heightened reality.

It was the latest in a series of confrontations that have heightened fears of a dangerous escalation in the region.

But, it continued, Tensing "thereafter made critical errors in judgment and exercised poor police tactics that created a hazard of serious bodily injury of death and heightened the risks of a dangerous escalation".

GAZA — After a week of heightened tensions along the Gaza-Israel border, Hamas on Friday renewed its commitment to a cease-fire with Israel in an apparent effort to head off further escalation.

The absence heightened a sense of mystery.

As a result, tensions heightened.

This raises the question, When is a surge an escalation?

That escalation risk is heightened because of the mystery surrounding the DNC hack.