Nelson yelled back, and for a moment it appeared the incident would escalate.

I won't let this incident escalate into an open battle.

The incident escalated the rivalry between the two stations.

Such incidents usually escalate around Halloween, with students often acting out racial stereotypes.

Other officers responded to the "officer in trouble" call, and the incident escalated.

If not managed an incident can escalate into an emergency, crisis or a disaster.

And she wondered again why, as the incident on the bridge escalated, no one stepped in.

From there the incident escalated from a small dispute into a battle.

As frequently happens in this region, one incident can quickly escalate into a crisis.

The incident escalated, resulting in Hill attacking a man in the back of the building.