Sherlocke began to break the siege, a situation exacerbated by the desertion of ben Abdallah's Algerians.

Towards the end of the 1920s, García Lorca became increasingly depressed, a situation exacerbated by his anguish with his homosexuality.

Although the scarcity heuristic can always affect judgment and perception, certain situations exacerbate the effect.

The dramatic situation exacerbates after a volcanic eruption in the mountains nearby.

Why exacerbate the situation?

The wretched economic and social situation has exacerbated the political, cultural and national conflicts that characterise the area.

This situation is exacerbating the crisis in Bulgaria's livestock sector.

The current political situation in North Africa and the Middle East has exacerbated the problem.

"We were already expecting a consumer slowdown in the last half of 1990, and the situation in the Middle East is exacerbating that slowdown."

The anomalous jurisdictional situation only exacerbated tensions between town and gown.