Sentence examples similar to deepening qualms from inspiring English sources

Is there anyone past 40 who, at one point or other, hasn't pushed aside qualms and pushed back the skin above their cheekbones to smooth out those deepening nasolabial folds?

It deepens, a deepening blue.

The recession is deepening.

Deepening rifts Too optimistic?

–Deepening quagmire.

"The situation is deepening.

That deepened the mystery.

This deepened our friendship".

Public confusion deepened.

Inequality has deepened.

Would it deepen it?