Sentence examples for escalates out of control from inspiring English sources
Tensely, Steve tries asking them nicely to turn their music down, and through a series of incremental provocations that are all too plausible, the confrontation escalates out of control.
"They never use the same plans twice, and once they give out a contract, they change the requirements so many times that it never gets done, and the cost escalates out of control," Mr. Bloomberg said.
The moves come as pressure mounts on the leaders to reach agreement at December's vital negotiations in Copenhagen, billed as the world's last chance to get to grips with global warming before it escalates out of control.
Shaun the Sheep lives on a farm with his sheep mates, and they long to get away from the usual wool-providing grind: a cheeky plan escalates out of control and soon they find themselves at large in the big city like escaped criminals, desperate to find and rescue their Farmer, whose beneficent rule now looks good to them.
Their game quickly escalates out of control, bringing them into conflict with aliens, Nazi zombies, and gnomes, threatening the entire town with destruction.
High school student Casey Becker receives a flirtatious phone call from an unknown person, asking her, "What's your favorite scary movie?" The situation quickly escalates out of control as the caller turns sadistic and threatens her life.
Furthermore, factors leading to psychiatric emergencies such as substance abuse tend to escalate out-of-hours.
