Sentence examples for were escalating from inspiring English sources
verb
To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
- Violence escalated during the election.
Revenues had hit $10 million and were escalating quickly.
Money was usually short; there were escalating marital angers.
Lennar joined with Brookings as protests were escalating in 2010.
By 16, the isolation, fear and shame were escalating.
Civil rights struggles were under way and racial tensions were escalating.
They got to Turkey as protests in Taksim Square were escalating.
She quickly became involved in the civil rights movement as tensions were escalating.
As the troubles at Gotham Golf mounted, redemptions at the hedge fund were escalating.
Ms. Rice went to Tbilisi just as tensions between Russia and Georgia were escalating.
By February, Mr. Iksil grew worried as he struggled to understand why losses were escalating.
After its first year, "Rugrats" won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, but tensions were escalating.
