Escalated
"Escalated" in a Sentence (10 examples)
It gradually escalated.
Things escalated quickly.
That escalated quickly.
Things escalated out of control.
The conflict quickly escalated from a soccer game to a diplomatic crisis.
Sami's needs escalated.
Sami and Layla's shouting match quickly escalated into a violent physical altercation.
The dispute escalated into a public slanging match.
My disputes with Tom have escalated.
Ziri and Rima's argument escalated.
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