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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Example Sentences

The answers will shape the training of the ship’s crews and even, to some degree, its design.

From Slate

Practical if cynical advice to future White House staffers: If you’re going to do a series of interviews in which you share plain-spoken thoughts and views, do it with a writer working the beat who will continue to need you as a source, someone whose flourishing depends to some degree on your goodwill.

From The Wall Street Journal

“To some degree, that’s now water under the bridge.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Inflation ranked as the second most pressing concern for businesses, up 3 points on month, while 64% of owners noted supply-chain disruptions as affecting their business to some degree, up 4 points.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is a story told to some degree wherever Gehry built for music.

From Los Angeles Times

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