How to Use third degree in a Sentence

third degree

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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Badillo suffered third degree burns after going back in to save their cat.
  — Quoron Walker, courant.com, 11 July 2019
• The defense filed a motion on Feb. 5 to set aside the Dec. 18 verdict, which convicted Majors of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree.
  — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
• Months later in December, Majors was found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024

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third-degree

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• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• Glynn-Carney didn’t have much to do as Aegon in this episode, since as he was covered in third-degree burns and confined to his bed, but his presence still looms large over Westeros.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 July 2024
• Both charges are classified as third-degree felonies in Florida.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 2 May 2024
• With temperatures reaching 250 degrees, the groundwater can easily melt the soles of shoes and scald feet with third-degree burns.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• Officials said the victim was treated for minor injuries and a warrant was issued for Miller for the assault of a pregnant person, a third-degree felony in Texas.
  — Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Dial was scheduled to go on trial next month on charges including first- and third-degree murder, manslaughter and official oppression.
  — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
• She had previously also been charged with third-degree assault on a police officer or probation officer, but that felony charge was dropped as part of the plea agreement, according to Peters.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024