How to Use third degree in a Sentence

third degree

1 of 2 noun
  • Two of the counts were first-degree and one was in the third degree.
    Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • The other boy was charged with assault in the third degree.
    oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2019
  • The police report, which lists a charge of grand theft in the third degree, gives an age range of 18 to 25.
    Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 16 May 2018
  • Dom has second and third degree burns on his face and leg.
    Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2022
  • He was charged on Friday with one count of assault in the third degree.
    Elizabeth A. Harris and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Hansen was charged with robbery in the first degree and assault in the third degree.
    Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Matthew Dorso, 27, was charged with assault in the third degree.
    Elaine Aradillas, PEOPLE.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • She has been charged with using a firebomb, a third degree felony.
    Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Spike circled back around and proceeded to give me the third degree.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 1 Mar. 2021
  • One of the counts Weinstein was found guilty of — rape in the third degree — requires a lack of consent, but not use of force.
    Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Following the game, the Celtics got the third degree about their third-quarter issues.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2022
  • Hayes faces charges of robbery and burglary in the third degree, according to court records.
    Alyssa Stoney, azcentral, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Rape in the third degree, related to the assault on Mann, is punishable by up to four years in prison.
    Melissa Chan, Time, 24 Feb. 2020
  • In all, Weinstein now faces six charges, including rape in the first and third degrees.
    Author: Elahe Izadi, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2018
  • Cashe received severe second and third degree burns over nearly 72% of his body, per the U.S. Army.
    James Laporta, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The officer has since been charged with third degree murder.
    Tom Benning, Dallas News, 2 June 2020
  • Four of those reports were for second degree burns, and two reports were for third degree burns.
    USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The boys were arrested on first degree murder charges, and the girl is facing a charge of third degree murder.
    Katie Rice, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The officer who pushed his knee into Floyd's back and neck was fired and has been charged with second and third degree murder.
    CBS News, 5 June 2020
  • Vauhn was arrested with the help of the Trenton Police Department and charged with robbery, a felony of the third degree, and theft, a felony of the fifth degree.
    Kaitlin Lewis, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Arson in the third degree can carry a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, according to New York penal law.
    Washington Post, 30 July 2021
  • Brito also is charged with a count of hindering prosecution in the third degree, and Juarez faces two counts of that charge.
    Mark Morales, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Kennedy had second and third degree burns on her arm, hands, stomach and thighs, WJW reported.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • She was convicted of grand larceny in the first, second and third degree.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The boy suspected of the stabbing was charged with assault in the second degree, unlawful use of a weapon and assault in the third degree.
    oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2019
  • She was also charged with a misdemeanor count of making a false report in the third degree over the incident.
    NBC News, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Emergency personnel treated the 80-year-old for severe third degree burns on the right side of his body.
    Sydney Carruth, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • In Texas, a conviction for one count of the third degree felony sale or purchase of a child carries a sentence of between two and 10 years behind bars.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Allen was booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with assault on a public servant, a third degree felony.
    Houston Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2018
  • He was also charged with robbery in the third degree, as well as causing damages of up to $1000 in a Florida hotel.
    Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 10 Sep. 2021
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third-degree

2 of 2 adjective
  • The toddler suffered second- and third-degree burns to 98% of his body.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • Both were rushed to the hospital with third-degree burns.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • His assessment of what ails the Times will leave third-degree burns.
    Nr Editors, National Review, 22 Dec. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time someone in Death Valley suffered third-degree burns due to a lack of footwear.
    Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • The third-degree payoff to that exchange comes nearly an hour later in the film.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 May 2024
  • Two adults were lying on the asphalt, each with what looked like third-degree burns and both struggling to breathe.
    Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The woman broke through the crust and suffered second- and third-degree burns to her lower leg, park officials said.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
  • He was pinned in the back but managed to escape, though the pilot suffered fatal third-degree burns.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Her face was charred with third-degree burns after an Israeli airstrike hit her home at Jabalia refugee camp, the aid group said.
    Ana Ley, New York Times, 5 May 2024
  • The third-degree felony is related to the case of the Olmos Park real estate agent who's been missing since Oct. 7.
    Megan Stringer, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Alou Bathily, a 26-year-old Black man, was charged with third-degree assault, police said.
    Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Ayala had suffered third-degree burns on a third of his body, he was later told by doctors.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Travis Barker survived a 2008 plane crash that killed four people and left Barker with third-degree burns on more than half of his body.
    Marianne Garvey, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • McManaman is facing a third-degree felony charge of forgery.
    Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Bailey was charged with third-degree grand theft and organized fraud.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
  • He is currently being treated for second and third-degree burns on his right arm and both legs.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
  • In Miami, two boys, ages 13 and 14, were arrested last winter and face third-degree felony charges.
    Riana Pfefferkorn, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
  • He was taken to a Las Vegas hospital with what the park report described as full thickness, or third-degree, burns to his feet.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
  • The deadly conduct and unlawfully carrying a weapon charges are third-degree felonies, which could add two to 10 years for each count.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
  • He was indicted on two separate occasions on charges of video voyeurism as well as first- and third-degree rape.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In the hospital, doctors warned the couple that there would be a long path to any recovery, and no guarantees: 73 percent of her skin had third-degree burns.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • That led to a second search warrant, which found probable cause that Ziegler had violated a state law against video voyeurism, a third-degree felony.
    Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • According to the woman’s attorney, the lid came off the cup after she was given the drink and the hot coffee spilled on her lap causing second- and third-degree burns to her thighs, groin and abdomen.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Police charged him with six third-degree felonies, three first-degree misdemeanors and other charges connected to the theft.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 July 2024
  • The 12-year-old suspect was arrested on a charge of second-degree gang assault while the 13-year-old was charged with third-degree gang assault, according to the NYPD.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The charge, which involves using a forged document with intent to defraud, is a third-degree felony carrying a penalty of up to five years in prison.
    Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Police identified the two teens as a 12-year-old male who was charged with second-degree gang assault and a 13-year-old male who was charged with third-degree gang assault.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The affidavit, filed April 4, says Jones faces charges of crimes against an at-risk adult or juvenile third-degree assault and crimes against an at-risk adult or juvenile.
    Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Caldwell was arrested in June 2023 by Fort Worth police on a charge of harassment of a public servant, a third-degree felony.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
  • Jones is currently in the hospital being treated for third-degree burns and will remain in the hospital for three months.
    Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024

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