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Degree is an English word with synonyms like level or honour. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Degree in a sentence

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Degree meaning

  1. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
  2. A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
  3. A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Synonyms of Degree

level arcdegree temperature unit laurels honour honor accolade award academic degree state point stage property grade angular unit

Degree vertaling naar Nederlands

graad

Using Degree

  • The main meaning on this page is: A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.) | A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference. | A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
  • Useful related words include: level, arcdegree, temperature unit, laurels.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: graad.
  • In the example corpus, degree often appears in combinations such as: degree in, bachelor degree, master degree.

Example sentences (20)

Anthony Longo has been charged with two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon and a single count each of third-degree assault, interfering with an officer, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree breach of peace.

The state dismissed the additional charges, which included two counts of felony third-degree weapons misconduct, felony second-degree burglary, misdemeanor second-degree criminal trespass, misdemeanor fourth-degree theft, and violating bail conditions.

First-degree and second-degree murder come with automatic life sentences, but with first-degree murder there is no possibility of parole for 25 years, compared to as little as 10 years for second-degree.

D'Andraia was charged with third-degree assault, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree harassment and third-degree menacing.

All adults and juveniles were charged with a sole count or combination of attempted first-degree robbery, first-degree robbery, aiding and abetting first-degree robbery and third-degree riot.

Mills is being charged with second-degree murder, first-degree child abuse, first-degree assault and second-degree child abuse.

John Bielawski, 66, of 14 Dewey Pl., Plainville, was arrested on July 13 and charged with third degree assault, second degree breach of peace, first degree criminal trespassing, and third degree criminal mischief.

Aside from those charges, according to court documents, Miller also entered a not guilty plea to felonious assault, a second-degree felony; tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony; and complicity charges, which is a third-degree felony.

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Avila was sought for five counts of 1st degree Attempted Murder, 2nd degree Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, and 2nd degree Certain Person Not to Have Weapons.

Owens was charged with first-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree strangulation, kidnapping (adult), and fourth-degree assault.

Padron was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted assault, two counts of third-degree assault, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, police told Syracuse.

The licentiate’s degree is harder than the bachelor’s degree, the master’s degree is harder than the licentiate, and the doctorate pushes the limits not only of the mind, but of the human body.

Wells’ sentence is for the following crimes: Theft 2nd Degree, Burglary 2nd Degree, Burglary 3rd Degree-Motor Vehicle, Dominion/Control of Firearm/Offensive Weapon by Felon, and Forgery.

White former Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison.

Alexander was charged with felony first-degree assault, felony second-degree assault and felony first-degree sexual assault.

D. She says she has a doctoral degree in Education and Research and earned others, such as a Bachelor of Arts in literature, three master’s degrees, a postgraduate degree, and a technical degree.

He was charged with two counts of harassment in the first degree, two counts of harassment in the second degree and two counts of stalking in the fourth degree.

Hintz was charged with three counts of second-degree assault on a peace officer, four counts of second-degree assault, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, second degree kidnapping.

In New Jersey, he faces seven charges, including first-degree carjacking, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of an assault firearm, among others.

Lucero originally faced charges of attempted first-degree murder of a victim under 12, attempted first-degree murder after deliberation, first-degree assault causing serious bodily injury and felony menacing, according to Colorado court records.

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Common combinations with degree

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "degree" in a sentence?
An example: "Anthony Longo has been charged with two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon and a single count each of third-degree assault, interfering with an officer, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and second-degree breach of peace." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "degree" from authentic English texts.
What does "degree" mean?
Degree means: A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
What are synonyms of "degree"?
Common synonyms of "degree" include: level, arcdegree, temperature unit, laurels, honour, honor, accolade, award. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "degree" in Dutch?
"degree" translates to Dutch as: graad.
How many example sentences with "degree" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "degree", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.