How to Use degree in a Sentence

degree

noun
  • These trees will thrive, to a greater or lesser degree, in a number of climates.
  • There are 360 degrees in a circle.
  • The suspect was charged with two counts of felony menacing and three counts of first-degree kidnapping.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Aldrich was charged with five felonies, including first-degree kidnapping.
    Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Both Iran and the US, to a degree, are buying in to it.
    Nic Robertson, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Here's why Is Phoenix about to hit 100 degrees for the first time this year?
    Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • At the same time, the share of adults with a college degree rose from 27% to more than 56%.
    Dan Immergluck, The Conversation, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Now the third-degree felony charge is dismissed, and so is the threat of up to 10 years in prison.
    Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Is there any man who would elevate them to the degree of the white man?
    Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The third-degree felony charge was dismissed this week.
    Mark Rosner, ajc, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Your butt should be up against the wall so that your body is at a 90-degree angle.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Will Harris capture the women’s vote to the same degree as Biden did in 2020?
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Drop the knee down towards the floor to the point where a 90 degree angle is created in both the front and back knee.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 2 May 2023
  • In Chicago at the same time, the thermometer read 3 degrees.
    Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Sunday will be a cooler day, with a high of 76 degrees.
    Katherine Loren, Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2024
  • The forecast called for skies to clear later in the day and for temperatures to drop to a low of 24 degrees.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Each is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
    Frank Fernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Agents are still seeing strong demand on the ground, just not to the degree when mortgage rates were at record lows.
    Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The steel grill has to be heated to an astounding 680 degrees.
    Mark Stevenson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024
  • But that extra few degrees can make all the difference on a chilly evening.
    Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2023
  • Las Vegas hit 120 degrees, three degrees above the old record.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
  • Morris, who is 40, received her nursing degree last year and got her first job in the field last fall.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 2 May 2023
  • He is charged with one count of first-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, and DUI.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 19 Feb. 2023
  • But the studios also weren’t willing to give to the degree that the WGA demanded, either.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 May 2023
  • About 411 people served time for third-degree burglary in the third degree.
    Ralph Chapoco, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The internal temperature of the breast should be at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit in the oven.
    Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Why not just turn up the thermostat a few degrees myself?
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Portland will see slight chances of showers through the day Wednesday, and with afternoon sun breaks the metro area should see a high of about 76 degrees.
    oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The constraints and barriers to success are of an entirely different nature and degree.
    John Rau, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The world has also warmed 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit since preindustrial times because of the burning of fossil fuels, according to climate scientists.
    Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024

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