Sentence examples for standoff escalated from inspiring English sources

Over months, the standoff escalated.

The diplomatic standoff escalated when Macedonia named its main airport, outside the capital, Skopje, after the classical era hero, Alexander the Great.

The standoff escalated.

The standoff escalated over the past few days, while the country is waiting for Spain's constitutional court to rule on the legality of the referendum a decision that might not come before Sunday.

The standoff escalated over the past few days, while the country is waiting for Spain's constitutional court to rule on the legality of the referendum – a decision that might not come before Sunday.

For the U.S., the failure of seven years of sanctions to force Iranian capitulation has raised the prospect of the standoff escalating towards a potentially disastrous confrontation.

A8 Andes Standoff Escalates The diplomatic standoff in the Andes escalated as Ecuador broke off diplomatic relations with Colombia, and Venezuela expelled Colombia's ambassador and other diplomats.

When Ms. Huang, accompanied by factory guards, returned to confront the men, the standoff quickly escalated.

Once, when a group of people, coffees in hand, refused to move off his building's stoop, the ensuing standoff nearly escalated into a fistfight.

The deal, announced by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, ends a tense, two-month standoff that escalated this week with the threat of a possible nationalization of the plant.

The standoff quickly escalated, with Moscow scrambling two fighter jets and two helicopters to the area.