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

There’s been a raft of concern over the past year about whether higher education needs to make smaller promises, focus more intensely on the economic payoff to a degree. — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

These celebrities have proven that a traditional route to a degree isn’t for everyone, and that’s quite all right. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Stefanski is a two-time coach of the year winner, is widely respected around the league and is detail-oriented to a degree that appeals to Ryan. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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

Rhymes for to a degree

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