Sentence examples for heighten the extent from inspiring English sources

What remains unclear, however, is whether the nature of the interaction between mites and beetles is different for each member of the family, and whether the mites can heighten the extent of conflict (or cooperation) between members of the same family.

To what extent are rivalries imposed, to heighten the stakes?

"To the extent that best-seller and new-release prices have really converged at the under-$10 price point, it is really going to heighten the attention paid to this whole release window question," said David Steinberger, chief executive of Perseus Books.

Their imperfections heighten the ambiguity.

"To heighten the flow," he said.

The effect is to heighten the horror.

To heighten the joke, have kids.

The omissions only heighten the intrigue.

It's only to heighten the experience.

Here they pause to heighten the drama.

The cramped quarters heighten the intensity.