Sentence examples for be escalating from inspiring English sources
verb
To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
- Violence escalated during the election.
"But I think, more broadly, this is of course a cloud on the horizon for BP, because the crisis in Ukraine seems to be escalating rather than de-escalating," he told the BBC.
For the moment, however, the violence appears to be escalating.
The dispute seems to be escalating beyond the presidential issue.
There may be escalating consequences for each additional infraction.
Tensions between the parties appear to be escalating.
"The situation there seems to be escalating in dangerous ways," Mr. Goldstein said.
But even as the conflict seemed to be escalating, there was news of a possible break.
But purchases appear to be escalating, with some of the biggest deals approved in 2015.
This problem is reported to be escalating worldwide, especially in developing countries where poverty is endemic.
Zarif suggested Netanyahu might be escalating tensions with Iran simply to distract from his "domestic crisis".
This summer, as ridership increases, the conflict between cellphone shouters and those who would quiet them appears to be escalating.
