by degrees

phrase

: very slowly : by a series of small changes

The tomatoes changed by degrees from green to red.

Examples of by degrees in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once the media sticks its oar in, the real reason for the robbery emerges by degrees. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

When all are well mixed, pour on the boiling Ale by degrees, beating up the mixture continually; then pour it rapidly backward and forward from one jug to another, keeping one jug raised high above the other; till the flip is smooth and finely frothed. — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026

But the reason my face remained (largely) dry was not that certain movies are more shamelessly manipulative than others — all art is a little manipulative, by degrees. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

Kaufman moved there 30 years ago, and since that time the island’s community has diminished by degrees, its youth lured away by better employment prospects in Provo and overseas. — Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for by degrees

• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees
• artistes
• assamese