heightening

Example Sentences

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“For me, I’m heightening contradictions,” Riley says of his film’s handmade aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic into their habitats and heightening the risks of collision, researchers told AFP.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Over the weekend, Yemen’s Houthi rebels entered the conflict, heightening concerns about possible disruptions to the Bab al-Mandeb strait-a critical chokepoint linking the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

But if the fighting in Iran stretches into a second month, heightening financial pressure on U.S. workers, the written and unwritten rules about office attendance could get put to the test.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Was he not heightening the horror of his own end by straining after a flickering hope?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright