to a greater or lesser degree/extent

phrase

: to some degree/extent
This new tax affects everyone to a greater or lesser degree/extent.

Examples of to a greater or lesser degree/extent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
This pattern, to a greater or lesser extent, has been the monthly norm for years. Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025 The Challenge Of Accurate Estimation All Scope 3 calculations involve some degree of estimation to a greater or lesser degree. Hugo Kimber, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The matrix is a prison of the mind, and Paul is its prisoner; Houellebecq is not wrong to accept the premise that, to a greater or lesser degree, we are all hooked up to it. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 Unlike past waves of automation, this is the first technology that can replicate (to a greater or lesser extent) how humans think and thus can automate higher-order tasks like knowledge work. Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024 Getting that account requires exposing your own details, to a greater or lesser extent. Neil J. Rubenking, PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024 Germans by and large wanted to focus on the gigantic task of rebuilding and reconstruction and to forget the Nazi past and the crimes in which, to a greater or lesser extent, the vast majority of them had been involved. Richard J. Evans, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017 The choice affects the setting of the car’s electric power steering, engine responsiveness, electric power assist, and air-conditioning -compressor, managing them so as to save gas to a greater or lesser degree. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2010

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“To a greater or lesser degree/extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20greater%20or%20lesser%20degree%2Fextent. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster