to such a degree

idiom

: so much
The building had deteriorated to such a degree that they had to tear it down.

Examples of to such a degree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But some of Disney’s rate capitulation has angered rivals, who had hoped not to roll back their numbers to such a degree, and are being forced to do so in order to match Disney’s offer. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 June 2024 What’s the key to working with these types of movie stars who command a room to such a degree? Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 But of all the bomb throwers of the period, no group was more closely associated with the infernal machines than the anarchists — to such a degree that the press began to call them the Dynamite Club. Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024 She was threatened to such a degree, Monica, that somebody's gone to jail. Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2024 Now, however, the crisis has escalated to such a degree that a German veto of a rescue package would trigger a systemic crisis -- one that could unravel not only the common currency but also other, larger achievements of European integration such as the single market. Daniela Schwarzer, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2012 This can be used to bypass the iOS sandbox to such a degree that accessing the memory of an arbitrary app is possible. Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 The Taliban wanted those names to such a degree that, by 2016, the Taliban tried to kidnap Rauffi. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024 The Klan recruited in Neshoba County to such a degree that its opponents quietly warned newcomers not to accept any fish-fry invitations without first asking around. Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023

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“To such a degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20such%20a%20degree. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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