to a degree

phrase

1

: to a remarkable extent : exceedingly

… I felt desolate to a degree.

—Charlotte Brontë

2

: in a small way

to a degree he succeeded

Examples of to a degree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No system is perfect, and Connecticut’s largest city of Bridgeport has a long and checkered history of campaigns urging the use of absentee ballots to a degree not seen elsewhere. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Hawkeye tussles with the Russian mafioso trying to drive residents out of his building, plus meets – and, to a degree, passes the bow-and-arrow to – young heroine Kate Bishop. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for to a degree

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee
• assignee