to some degree

Idioms  

1. Also, to a certain degree;;. Somewhat, in a way, as in To some degree we'll have to compromise, or To an extent it's a matter of adjusting to the colder climate. The use of degree in these terms, all used in the same way, dates from the first half of the 1700s, and extent from the mid-1800s.

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to some degree

Access to this area is already being limited to some degree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

These days I’m much less anti-mainstream, especially when it’s something that brings us closer to our true human nature, which is reflected to some degree in the seasonal behaviors of other species.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The scale of the financial impact depends to some degree on whether civil courts treat AI agents like hot air balloons or trains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

And yet, to some degree, O’Rourke’s campaign was still winging it.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

Under normal circumstances she left the kids alone, feeling that teens needed their space, that they were entitled to some degree of privacy.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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