How to Use de-escalate in a Sentence
de-escalate
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And so the work to de-escalate is work that is ongoing.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
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Feeling heard helps them de-escalate the anger of defending a point of view.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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And the Sheriff's deputies de-escalated that and broke that down very quickly.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
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Bunge argued that the two men failed to de-escalate the situation.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024
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Jones added that the situation could not have de-escalated when a weapon was drawn by the driver.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2024
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Wood told the council that the U.S. aims to de-escalate the situation but that Iran's actions cannot go unanswered.
—NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
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The officers were aggressive from the start and did not attempt to de-escalate the situation, the suit claims.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
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As Carson tried to de-escalate the situation, the suspect swung a knife at him, Kenny said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2023
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Blinken stressed the need to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank and expressed his sympathies for Thursday's attack in Jerusalem that killed three civilians.
—Vivian Salama, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
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Neither side would de-escalate, but neither side seemed willing to take everyone over the brink.
—Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024
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Why had the officers not tried to de-escalate the situation?
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 8 June 2023
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In the process, a policy intended to de-escalate will serve only to appease.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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The witnesses added that Sibley tried to de-escalate the situation before he was stabbed in the torso.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
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After around an hour of trying to shake the paparazzi, the Sussexes arrived at the 19th precinct on East 67th street, waiting for the situation to de-escalate.
—Town & Country, 18 May 2023
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Kellum fired a shot into the ground while the officers and deputies were trying to de-escalate the situation, McCutchan said.
—Fox Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 20 June 2023
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Woodyard’s use of the carotid hold amounted to an attempt to de-escalate the situation, the defense lawyer insisted.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 17 Oct. 2023
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Both men went through a weeklong training that included how to use a firearm and how to de-escalate a situation, Jones explained.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2023
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After that, use the final 30 seconds to create a coping statement that will help de-escalate your emotions.
—Time, 18 July 2023
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Walker put stop sticks down in an attempt to de-escalate the situation but was struck by the suspect's vehicle.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 May 2024
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That’s when Helms and Griffith rely on their relationship to come in and de-escalate the situation.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
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But family members are angry and feel deputies didn’t do enough to de-escalate the situation.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
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Prosecutor Jonathan Bunge argued that the two men failed to de-escalate the situation.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
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Otieno’s mother tried to de-escalate the police officers that responded to the incident, Krudys said.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
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Sibley tried to de-escalate the situation before being stabbed in the torso.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
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But that conflict has de-escalated since the killing of three US servicemembers in Jordan in January.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
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Gary Raney, a former sheriff in Idaho and a corrections consultant, said deputies should have done more to de-escalate the situation.
—Christopher Damien, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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The commission said the officers should have de-escalated the situation and called for backup.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
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Efforts to de-escalate aggression aren’t as effective if nurses haven’t had time to bond with patients, Burger said.
—Rebecca Boone, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
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For several hours, officers attempted to de-escalate the situation and persuade the man to put his weapon down, police said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024
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Police later stated that the video as posted did not capture the officer identifying himself or attempting to de-escalate the confrontation.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
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