escalate

Example Sentences

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When they started to dig down they escalated the issue to the council, who then called in specialist engineers and contractors.

From BBC

He added that Chan's offending "escalated and became far more serious" after he left his job at a primary school in 2017 and started work at the nursery.

From BBC

This would satisfy "escalating demands for higher performance", the company said.

From Barron's

Initially, his businesses was doing fine, but with various costs escalating, there came a point when his remuneration through a Welsh government agreement was not meeting his overheads.

From BBC

Andy Akiho’s clever music mechanically parrots the repetitions in the text and grows increasingly frantic as the students’ frustration and discomfort escalate—they hate her and they want her to notice them.

From The Wall Street Journal